Well, it finally happened. I had been waiting two years since I first heard about it. The FIRST ROBOT BATTLE!! This was a challenge laid down two years ago by Matt Oehrlein and Gui Cavalcanti, co-founders of MegaBots to the Japanese Suidobashi CEO and founder Kogoro Kurata. They met in Japan in September of 2017 to finally see who has the nuts and bolts to kick some metal butt! You can see the carnage right hear on YouTube. I don't want to sound too much like a geek, but

As an avid reader, the thought had crossed my mind about writing. You read enough stuff, and you think you have followed enough story plots and character development formulas to take a crack at it yourself. But what to write? Are you going to write something for your own personal satisfaction? Maybe something that helps others? Or maybe even make a buck or two? I think you have to answer those questions first before taking up the pen. Now, you could write something tha

The line from the film 'Throw Mama from the Train' about two very different aspiring writers sometimes drift in and out of my mind as I am working on a story. It really is true in the sense that a writer never quite shuts off that project that they are working on. Every little thing that happens, whether it's playing with the kids, going on vacation, or even the daily grind at work, are potential sources of inspiration. I refer to it as 'The Sickness'. You find yourself as

It is facinating how the written word molds a person's outlook, charictar, and moral compass. One of the trademarks of any prolific writer is that they are almost all avid readers. Inspiration comes from many places and books are some of the first places to stir the imagination. Here are some favorite authors favorite books collected from mental floss.com with Sonia Weiser as the author. 1. Ernest Hemmingway Papa Hemingway once said "there is no friend as loyal as a book,