There were a few rather unusual articles this week. The one about not having a smartphone hit home to me. I own a smartphone, but I go days without using it, much to the chagrin of my husband! I hope you enjoy this latest batch of writer’s links, here on No Wasted Ink.
365 Thought Provoking Questions to Ask Yourself This Year
How to explain your story without using backstory
How To Tell When A Robot Sends You A Letter
The Making of an Angry, White Man
Fenimore Cooper’s Literary Offenses: 18 Rants by Mark Twain
How I Got Magazine Writing Gigs From All 3 of My Dream Markets
No Wasted Ink 
My smartphone is smarter than I am… I have one and just use it as a glorified alarm clock, notepad and watch. Oh and occasionally a phone. Sad isn’t it? 😉
I was completely content to use the phone as a phone and to text…I did not feel I needed much else…for many years. It has only been this past year that I’ve learned to add a few more items to my “bag of tricks”. I now have a “pane” with my writing assist apps. Stopwatch, pomodoro timer, a few writing prompt generators. I am using them more often than I used to. I read my kindle on my phone now and use it to look at Facebook or Twitter when I’m away from my desk. However, I am not as obsessed with my phone as some of my younger friends. I feel that there is value in taking in the real world around us and actually speaking to people. I know. I know. “the horror!”. 🙂 I think that is why the phone article called to me. 🙂
I’m great with my iPad, but my smart phone is Android, still umbillically attached to a Google log in and drives me bonkers with wanting updates – so I pared down to the basics. I certainly couldn’t get obsessed with it either. 🙂