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Finding the Ritual That Gets You Writing

September 16, 2026
You write for a few days or even weeks but can’t keep it consistent. You’ve written in the past, fell off the writing-train, and can’t figure out why it’s so darn hard to get back on track. You write consistently but you’re miserable doing it. In this symposium, Script Pipeline-winning filmmaker and meditation teacher Erin Cantelo will guide you through a variety of habit-forming tools to discover your own personal ritual that gets you writing consistently and even… (gasp) joyfully.

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Finding the Ritual That Gets You Writing

Scheduled

Wednesday, September 16, 2026

Time

7 pm EDT / 4 pm PDT

Duration

2 Hours

Cost

$35

As someone who once hated the writing process herself, Script Pipeline-winning filmmaker and meditation teacher Erin Cantelo knows that the struggle to write is real.

You want to write but haven’t started. You write for days, weeks, or more but can’t stay consistent. You used to write but fell off the writing-train and can’t figure out how to get back on track. You’d write, if only you had the time! You write consistently but you’re miserable doing it.

Any of this sound familiar? You are the hero in your own story and just like your protagonists, you do have what it takes to overcome your obstacles and get writing consistently and even joyfully.

Come ready to explore, reflect, and get curious about what does and doesn’t work for your writing process as you create a personal ritual that works for you.

What you’ll get:

  • The Writing Ritual Toolkit: A checklist for experimenting with the routines that support your writing process—and the flexibility to change your ritual as you change.
  • Meditation for Writers: An introduction to meditation and meditative techniques designed to help you get into the flow, tap into your imagination, and get inspired.
  • Get Unstuck Tips and Tricks: For when you inevitably get stuck. (Don’t worry—it’s part of the process!)
  • Practices to infuse kindness, gentleness, self-compassion, and dare we say … joy into your personal writing ritual.
  • Q&A

Your stories deserve to be told.


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In an age of multi-hyphenates, Erin Cantelo’s passion is converging her own experience as a writer-director-performer-film industry professional-meditation teacher, to help her fellow creators and hobbyists become joyfully consistent in their own creative work. As a writer-director, Erin has been hired by Elgin James (Prison Break, Mayans MC showrunner and creator), the Oprah Winfrey Network, […]

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