We search for some of the best blog posts of the preceding week every Friday and here is the collection we have amassed for today. Enjoy!

Jeremy Lim has decided to start out on a new project that he calls Espresso Shots. These showcase people that he meets over coffee. The first in the series is Katie Jeanes, founder of A Little More Good, “an organization dedicated to supporting benevolent initiatives.”

Mark Nichol approaches a subject that will likely be of interest to all fiction writers in the audience: what is the rule behind using trademark names in your work? Can you refer to the Subway restaurant or should you just call it the “sub shop” instead?

Rebecca Bollwitt has outlined the many events being planned for the Vancouver 2010 anniversary. Hard to believe that it’s already been a year since the world congregated in Vancouver for the Winter Olympic Games, don’t you think?

Raul Pacheco is known to be a very busy man, but is learning how to best manage his time. One thing he has learned is that you are not multitasking; you are cross-tasking (and it’s wrong). You’re much better off focusing on one task at a time than flip-flopping between multiple.

Tanya Desrosiers has set out on a mission. You might have read her post earlier this year about tipping the scales at over 200 pounds, so now she’s following up with a progress report. She’s managed to lose ten pounds already, which is a great start! Keep it up, Tanya.