“It has been suggested that the purpose of stories—that is, the evolutionary advantage they confer—is in their ability to prepare us for threats and challenges we have yet to face. (Again, interestingly, the same has been suggested of dreams.)  It’s no wonder, then, that one of the most ubiquitous pieces of writing advice you are likely to encounter is to focus on conflict. Because not only does conflict get our attention, it can offer us tools with which to deal with difficulties in our own lives.”

This is one of the best articles I’ve read about writing in a long time; it went right into my bookmarks.  (And my humble opinion is that there is a lot of nebulous, touchy-feely bull$+I+ floating around the Internet about fiction and creativity.)

Thanks to Dagda Publishing for the link via their Facebook page today.

http://litreactor.com/columns/5-essential-brain-hacks-for-fiction