Goodreads asked B.W. Van Alstyne:

How do you get inspired to write?

B.W. Van Alstyne I have always had an overactive imagination, which I have, with the help of my family and friends, learned to cultivate. I tend to find my inspiration in the darnedest of places. For example, my poem, "Under the Crescent Moon," which is now a beautifully illustrated board book, came to me the evening of the 23rd of December. I looked up and saw the crescent moon in the sky and the words fell like raindrops from my mouth. I made it home with the words still fresh in my mind and write them down straight away.

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