In the spirit of trying-new-things-while-in-isolation, I decided to put together a video for you all! It’s eight minutes long, tells a fun CS Lewis story, and leaves you with one of my favorite writing exercises.

Enjoy! And please play along. I’ll feel very foolish if my first solo Youtube Video was all for naught.

Remember, you’re deciding the following things:

  1. The gender of your faun.
  2. Why the umbrella?
  3. What’s with those parcels?
  4. And where is your faun going?

Show me your faun. Make it the most LOYAL faun you can imagine. And give it to me within a MYSTERY.

Leave your scenes here in the comments and be sure to come back to cheer your friends on, and maybe guess which elements the others are showing off. What are their fauns carrying, etc?

I’m very excited, friends, and cannot wait to read what you all come up with!

Shannon Dittemore is an author and speaker. Her books include the Angel Eyes trilogy, a supernatural foray into the realm of angels and demons, as well as the fantastical adventure novel Winter, White and Wicked. Its sequel, Rebel, Brave and Brutal is due out January 10, 2023.

Shannon’s stories feature strong female leads grappling with fear and faith as they venture into the wilds of the unknown. She’s often wondered if she’s writing her own quest for bravery again and again.

It’s a choice she values highly. Bravery. And she’s never more inspired than when young people ball up their fist and punch fear in the face.

To that end, Shannon takes great joy in working with young writers, both in person and online at Go Teen Writers, an instructional blog recognized by Writer’s Digest four years running as a “101 Best Websites for Writers” selection.

For more about Shannon and her books, please visit her websiteInstagramFacebookTwitter, and Pinterest.