How has your week gone? Mine was busy looking for work and investing my time in creative pursuits. I’m excited for my virtual book tour set to launch next month, and if you’re interested in hosting me I still have a few spots open! Contact me for details. In the meantime, here are some links and news from the week you might enjoy:

• Tel Asiado has started a great new blog about Small Businesses and Home Based Opportunities. It’s a hot topic today, given how many people are trying to make money by following their passion or from working from home. Check it out.
• Seth Godin talks about why you rock even, if it’s just for five minutes a day.
• Is your publisher unethical? Treating you unfairly? Irene Watson from ReaderViews talks about what you can do on her latest newsletter.
• Diana Adams talks about 20 mistakes that new bloggers make.
• Feeling “Blogged Out?” 10 Pro Bloggers Share Their Advice on What to Do at ProBlogger.
• At Nathan Bransford‘s blog, he asks which writer’s career you would most like to emulate?
• Alan Rinzler talks about how self-publishing can lead to a book deal.
• Gayla Baer has some “Valuable Advice for Any Beginning Affiliate Marketer” as well as “How to Make Money Online Quickly.”