Christian is the author of two books designed to help people who want to join or start their own ecovillages or other intentional communities. In "Creating a Life Together: Practical Tools to Grow Ecovillages and Intentional Communities", she uses success stories, cautionary tales, and step-by-step advice to cover typical time-frames and costs; the role of founders; getting started as a group; vision documents; power, governance, and decision-making; legal structures; finding and financing land; zoning issues; sustainable site plans; selecting new members; and good process and communication skills for dealing well with conflict.