If you know the Denning family, you’ll know they are always working on some big thing. As if driving a veggie-powered truck from Alaska to Argentina with five kids isn’t big enough, they’re working on all kinds of projects. Their latest project is a massive attempt to help others figure out how to fund their dream. It sounds very cool and I encourage you to read about it here.
Rachel’s post is part of a networking event among bloggers and writers, and she’s tagged me to go next. Here’s to our next big thing!
What is your ‘Next Big Thing’?
Our Next Big Thing is the release of my book about our Pan-American journey. It’s titled
One Family, One Dream, One Very Long Road
A Family Cycles from Alaska to Argentina
What is the one-sentence synopsis of your project?
What happens when a couple decides to chuck it all, jump on bikes, and pedal from Alaska to Argentina … with their two kids?
What else about your project might pique the reader’s interest?
This story is a mother’s perspective of a fantastical journey through the Americas; the story of a mother who overcame her fears to help her children reach for the stars.
When will your project be available?
It was March 21, 2011 when we arrived at the end of the world. My hope is that we will be able to release my book on the two-year anniversary of our arrival. We’re working like mad to have it edited and formatted by March 21, 2013!
What inspired you to write this book?
Throughout our entire three-year journey, people asked for a book recounting our adventures. As you can probably imagine, a family cycling over 17,000 miles through fifteen countries would have more than a few interesting experiences. I wanted to share those with the world – the highs and lows, the good times and bad. I hope that our adventures will inspire others to chase their dreams wherever they lead.
How long did it take you to write the first draft of your manuscript?
I started working on the book in earnest last October, which means it’s been about a year. Just yesterday I finished editing the manuscript and have now turned it over to others to read. From here on out, it’s mostly out of my hands.
Which actors would you choose to play your characters in a movie rendition?
Ummm… probably the human kind 
Seeing as how I don’t watch either movies or TV, I have no clue who would play us in a movie. Please leave a comment with your suggestions and I’ll be sure to pass them on to the director 
Here are some excerpts from the book:
Learning Spanish the TAMALE way
Experiencing a Honduran chicken bus
A 400-mile detour in Bolivia – on bikes
Unexpectedly crashing the party
It is my pleasure to introduce you to a couple other bloggers who are working on big things!
Jennifer Chasalow VanBenschoten is a beader friend who is working on a series of paintings/bead embroideries she’d like to introduce. You can follow her blog at www.vanbeads.blogspot.com
Darryl Kotyk from Loving the Bike has recently moved to Grenada and is opening a bicycle cafe – that’s his Next Big Thing!
I love the movie actors question…haahaa! I’m still pushing for your experiences to become a movie…it’d be awesome!!
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Nancy Sathre-Vogel Reply:
November 19th, 2012 at 6:28 pm
@Living Outside of the Box, It could be an awesome movie if it was done right!
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This is so awesome. I can’t wait to read your book. Thanks for tagging me in this post and I’ll have my article about my Next Big Thing up very soon.
Darryl
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We too, faced our fears and sold our house, cars and took off on our tandem bike for a tour arond the world 2005-2009. Check out our website wanderingwickershams.com Now we are touring on our small 250cc cruiser motorcycles. Art
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Nancy Sathre-Vogel Reply:
December 23rd, 2012 at 5:02 pm
@Art Wickersham, I am always amazed at how many people head out to live adventures of various sorts. It’s always so exciting to meet up with them both online and in real life.
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