BLOG #2 — The True Story Behind the Purple Moon
Title: Why Is the Moon Purple?
People may assume the Purple Moon came entirely from my imagination.
It didn’t.
Some of its magic began with my grandchildren, an old golf cart, and our Enchanted Forest.
We would venture into the forest at night in that golf cart, which had tiny black Christmas lights strung around the inside.
We didn’t turn on the headlights.
Instead, we traveled by moonlight and the enchanting treasures that glowed throughout the forest.
Those tiny black lights did something fascinating, too: anything white appeared purple.
Imagine seeing that through a child’s eyes.
The dark forest. The moon above us. Glowing treasures appearing among the trees. White objects mysteriously turning purple.
An ordinary golf cart had become our transportation into another world.
Those adventures stayed with me long after we came back inside.
Eventually, some of that real-life magic became storybook magic.
And that is why the moon in Night of the Purple Moon is purple.
P.S. If you have a copy of the new version of the first book, look closely at the spine. Can you find the little black jewel and why is it black? 🖤✨
✨ Sparkle Every Day! ✨
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Jacqueline Reinig
Award-Winning Author | Faery Academy of QuillSnap
Founder | QuillSnap Press
