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When the once-inseparable children of the Rain and the Sun quarrel and go their separate ways, they set in motion dire consequences for their parents and for the world.

Genre: Mythology

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Excerpt:
When they were young, the seven children of the Rain and the Sun were inseparable. They were magnificent, these children. When they were born, so too were colors born into the world. And the colors bore the names of the seven children. Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, and Violet.

What each child touched became that color. The red petals of a rose, the orange cheeks of a young fairy, the green spires of a pine, the indigo eye of a peacock\\u2019s feather. They

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What\\u2019s the Writing Prompt that inspired the story?
\\u201cWrite down the colors of the rainbow, then list a character trait that suits each color.\\u201d
Source: A Writer\\u2019s Year: 365 Creative Writing Prompts. Text by Emma Bastow. Copyright \\xa9 2019 HarperCollins Publishers

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Faster Fictioneer
I held my first free writing workshop over Zoom to teach my method of writing short stories (an abbreviated version) on 11/8/2023. The workshop is based on my course, called \\u201cFaster Fictioneer: A Doable Method to Write a Short Story from Start to Finish in Five Weeks.\\u201d

You can watch a replay of the workshop here: FASTER FICTIONEER

(You can also buy the course there.)

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CREDITS
Story: \\u201cThe Children of the Rain and the Sun\\u201d Copyright \\xa9 2020 by Nila L. Patel
Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production:\\xa0 Nila L. Patel

Music:
\\u201cTrip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background\\u201d by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro)

Music by ALBERT FERNANDEZ (Audio Alchemist, Potion Studio)*
\\u201cHumorous Exploration (loop)\\u201d
\\u201cExploration Mystery (loop)\\u201d
\\u201cExploration Cave (loop)\\u201d
\\u201cCue Nature 2\\u201d
\\u201cCue Nature\\u201d
\\u201cHoly Hymn (loop)\\u201d

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Music by ANDREW SITKOV (MuzStation Game Music)*
\\u201cMagic Within\\u201d
\\u201cLyric Voices #2\\u201d
\\u201cLyric Voices #5\\u201d
\\u201cPeace in My World (final theme)\\u201d

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Music by LEE ROSEVERE
\\u201cHow I Used to See the Stars\\u201d
\\u201cNight Caves\\u201d
\\u201cYou\\u2019re Enough (version a)\\u201d

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*These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market.

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Music by Albert Fernandez and Andrew Sitkov licensed from GameDev Market
Music by Lee Rosevere is licensed under CC BY 4.0
Sound effects from AudioJungle and GameDevMarket

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Find more music by Digital_Emotions at\\xa0audiojungle.net
Find more music by Albert Fernandez and Andrew Sitkov at gamedevmarket.net
Find more music by Lee Rosevere at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com
Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com

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Episode Art Description: Digital drawing. Central image with a top and bottom border to make the format square. Seven bands of vertical color form a rainbow with red at left and violet at right. The silhouettes of humanoid figures stand within each band of color and match that color. The figures are seen from the waist up and are joining hands. The borders contain all seven colors mixed together as if in a paint palette.