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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.

Book Pipeline

Book Pipeline connects writers to publishers, agents, and the film industry through competitions and workshops, providing hands-on support to bridge the gap between emerging authors and the industry since 2014.

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Script Pipeline connects writers with producers, agents, and managers, facilitating over $8 million in sales through competitions and ongoing industry support, helping launch major films and secure high-profile representation since 1999.

Film Pipeline

Film Pipeline connects filmmakers and writers with agencies and executives, focusing on diverse storytelling and playing an active role in developing and promoting projects, reviewing thousands of submissions annually since its launch in 2018.

Town Hall: Unraveling the World of Comics and Graphic Novels

Recorded

March 13, 2024

Duration

1.5 Hours

Cost

Free

Subjects

Publishing, Screenwriting

Topic

Craft

If you've ever wondered about the comic industry, or considered how to adapt your screenplay into a graphic novel, we've brought together a stellar writing team to answer your questions: Jimmy Palmiotti (Harley Quinn, Painkiller Jane, Jonah Hex) and Craig Weeden (Killing Time in America).

Some of the topics we'll cover:

  • Realistic expectations of the industry
  • Writing in multiple mediums
  • Cost of creating comics
  • Adaptation to film and TV
  • Optioning process
  • Crowdsourcing

Resources from this session:

Panelists

Jimmy Palmiotti
Writer, Editor and Creator. Multi award-winning character creator with a wide range of experience in advertising, production, consulting, editorial, film writing, development and production, media presentation and video game development. Just a few of his clients include Nike, Nickelodeon, Universal pictures, Disney, Warner Brothers, DreamWorks, Lion's Gate, Vidmark, Starz, Fox Atomic, Alliance films, New Line, […]
Craig Weeden
Craig Weeden and Jimmy Palmiotti frequently collaborate on projects for film and TV, including their adaptations of Jimmy and Joe Quesada’s graphic novel Painkiller Jane and Jimmy and Garth Ennis’s Back to Brooklyn. They also developed Jimmy’s graphic novel Queen Crab into a TV series for MiLa Media. Fantasima is their third graphic novel. On the solo front, Craig (MA English, MFA […]
Spike Scarberry
Spike Scarberry is your typical modern male who likes NFL Football, UFC fights, scented candles, Broadway musicals, and ballroom dancing. He fell in love with cinema at the age of six and spent almost a decade working behind the scenes in the movie industry. After spending time at an agency, production company, and TV network, he […]

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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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September 17, 2026
Corey Mandell joins our Symposium converstaion to dive into the essentials every screenwriter needs to know, including what it takes to launch your career in the current marketplace. Plus, we'll sprinkle your questions into the conversation.

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