What’s New in Blogging World

Price drop…$9.95!

I have lots and lots of awesome colleagues in the blogging world.

And these awesome colleagues are constantly working on awesome projects.  There are so many of them that as much as I would love to do an individual review for each blogger and each project, I simply cannot.  Almost every post would be a review of some awesome new thing that some awesome new blogger has done!

But that doesn’t mean I don’t want to tell all of you about them.  I think my readers will love to hear about many of the new things that are out there right now.  So today I’m going to do one big post to give you all the best news from the blogging world.

Keeper of the Home

In mid-January, Stephanie of Keeper of the Home released a brand new ebook (her third), called Plan It, Don’t Panic, which is a complete meal-planning guide.  If you don’t know where to start with meal planning, or just need some new ideas, this is a great book to look at.  Stephanie also walks you through budget-friendly ideas and includes some ways to save on groceries through meal planning.  She also includes tips and hints for what happens if you don’t forget to stick to the plan.  Stephanie has two other books as well: Real Food on a Real Budget and Healthy Homemaking.

Kitchen Stewardship

Katie from Kitchen Stewardship just re-released her most popular ebook: Healthy Snacks To Go, with several new recipes (now over 40).  One of the new featured recipe is several flavors of roasted chick peas!  One of the “old” classics is the Power Bars, which are like homemade Larabars — and she’s got 14 varieties.  Katie also has the Family Camping Handbook, The Everything Beans Book, and Smart Sweets.

Stacy Makes Cents

You may recognize Stacy’s name since she’s a contributor here (or from her own awesome blog).  Stacy’s husband, Barry, is a financial counselor, and he just wrote a book called From Debtor to Better, all about how to get out of debt.  Barry’s helped many families with his plan, and their family is also debt-free!  So he knows what he’s talking about.  I wrote the foreword for the book, so I’m very familiar with the material.  In addition to information, Barry includes several worksheets so that you can get started immediately on making a plan for a better, debt-free life.

GNOWFGLINS

Wardeh of GNOWFGLINS has recently launched a new ecourse — Basics II.  She’ll be building on basic skills and teaching more about natural sweeteners, traditional fats, organ meats, advanced grain preparation, homemade cream soups and salad dressings, super foods, and snacks (and more!).  Register any time!  Wardeh also teaches Basics I, Sourdough, Fermented Foods, and Dairy ( cheese-making, culturing, etc.).

Christian Mommy Blogger

You may also recognize this name — Nikki is also a contributor here (or was — her own projects are keeping her so busy now that she’s leaving us!).  Nikki is a tax expert, and that’s a subject many of us don’t know much about.  It’s confusing, it’s annoying, it’s… taxes, you know?  But Nikki’s written a new book called Your Blogging Business: Tax Talk and Tips from an Accountant Turned Blogger, all about how to do your taxes the right way to save yourself the most money (as a small business/blog owner).  And it’s written in a language those of us who are not financially inclined will understand.

Collaborative Book

This one’s been in the works for awhile.  It started out as a simple idea: collect a few already-published recipes from bloggers, create a short book, offer as a Christmas gift.  But the project quickly grew out of control, and is now a 100+ page book, including several new recipes.  It was created by me, Erin of The Humbled Homemaker, Nikki of Christian Mommy Blogger, Stacy of Stacy Makes Cents, Justyn of Creative Christian Mama, Rachel of Day 2 Day Joys, and Debra of Sweet Kisses and Dirty Dishes.  It was edited and designed by Erin and her husband (who do editing and design work as a business, called Your Ebook Resource, by the way).  It’s called Real Food, Real Easy, and it’s intended for all you real food newbies out there: basic, delicious, easy-to-make real food recipes!  This will be coming out in the next couple weeks, and we’ll let you know as soon as it does!

Prairie Homestead

Jill, from Prairie Homestead, has a new book coming out soon (Feb. 20) — it’s called Your Custom Homestead.  If you’ve ever been wondering about all this new homesteading business, this is a resource for you!   The book will be out in a couple weeks, so you’ll have to get excited as you wait.

Day 2 Day Joys

Rachel (another writer here) is featuring her husband, Dr. Jake, who is a chiropractor.  He’s answering questions weekly for fans who want to know how they can improve their lives, or on any health and wellness topic.  See the Ask Dr. Jake page for more information, and ask away!

Shalom Mama

Nina at Shalom Mama has recently come out with her first book — Simple Natural Health.  If you’re looking for a beginners’ guide to natural health topics, check it out!

Valentine’s Day Sales

It’s almost Valentine’s Day, wow!  And in honor of the sweet holiday, I have some specials for you.

First, we’re lowering the price of Wholesome Comfort to $9.95 — and that’s permanent!  I’ll also offer the first 40 copies on Monday (the day before Valentine’s Day) for 40% off, using code VDAYCOMFORT.  Grab your copy and cook your sweetie a healthy, comfort-food dinner for your Valentine’s celebration!

Second, I’m going to offer a V-Day-only sale on Treat Yourself: the first 50 copies will go for 50% off, using code VDAYTREAT.  That’s not a sale you see too often!

Third, get any book, or combination of books at 25% off with code VDAYSALE, now through Wed., Feb. 15.

Also…my book on feeding babies and toddlers is done (or will be this weekend), and is in the hands of the testers.  You’ll be seeing that in March!

That’s a lot of bloggy awesomeness!

What are your favorite new books or blogging projects?