Add More Penguins & Explosions

Jim Henson is one of my all-time creative heroes. He once said, "If a scene isn't working, add more penguins or explosions."


Or, in Berkeley Breathed's case, penguins and raspberries. L-rd, how I miss Bloom County!

Now as a YA genre writer, I can say that my stories rarely feature penguins or explosions as I am more a subtle-head-screw-and-spattered-blood kind of girl, but whenever I'm stuck in the plotting process, I remember this tidbit of wisdom and take his words to heart. I change this int...