The Author Spot

But Wait, I Can Do That

TJ Culler — Thu, 24 Aug 2023 21:04:53 +0000

The other day, I was talking with a friend about The Author Spot, and after presenting our five-cent elevator speech, she replied, “There’s nothing there I can’t do on my own.” And she’s right, TAS is not offering anything you can’t go out and do on your own, but there’s a catch—you have to do it on your own. Before the concept of TAS was anything more than a distant thought…

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The TAS Fun Spot

TJ Culler — Wed, 02 Aug 2023 20:47:03 +0000

Every so often, I run across a bit of humor that must be shared. Today was one of those days. I’ll add to this post as I find bits worthy of sharing. Enjoy. — TJ A Writer’s Riddle In a river, there is a hungry crocodile. On one side of the river is a man reading a book. On the other side of the river is a man writing in a notebook. Which man does the hungry crocodile…

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A Word On Integrity

TJ Culler — Tue, 01 Aug 2023 20:28:26 +0000

The Author Spot is old-school in that we value hard work, honesty, responsibility, and integrity. It’s the latter I want to address today. The Author Spot is a business. We have expenses. It costs a pretty-penny to license software, keep our servers secure in an environmentally controlled data center, and cover payroll for our staff. So we will not pretend to be skiddish about admitting we…

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Gravatar – Do Authors Need This Tool?

TJ Culler — Sun, 18 Jun 2023 16:21:09 +0000

Gravatar – A Globally Recognized Avatar One of the items in The Author Spot’s A La Carte Menu is Gravatar. If you’ve never heard of Gravatar, you’re not alone. In our experience, Gravatar is one of the most overlooked marketing tools available for authors. Once installed and configured, your Gravatar is scattered around the web pointing back to your website. There are some readily…

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Welcome to The Author Spot

TJ Culler — Wed, 01 Mar 2023 22:38:27 +0000

Hello. My name is TJ Culler and I’m the team-leader here at The Author Spot. The idea for The Author Spot, or TAS as we often say, came out of the frustration I and our team members experienced while trying to build our own authoring platforms. Time-and-again, we heard ourselves saying things like, “I wish someone would make this easier,” or “I wish someone would offer a service that…

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I Need What?

TJ Culler — Wed, 10 Mar 2021 22:58:47 +0000

In the year two thousand seventeen, I published my first book. What a feeling of accomplishment that was. It took two long years to go from a first draft to a polished second draft. Then I sent it to my editor. Lord, I was not prepared for what came back. Page, after page, after page, were full of markups and comments. I wanted to scream. Another eighteen months later, I finally held my first…

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