Overcome Writer’s Block & Unlock Creativity
Transformational workshops, residencies, and retreats designed to help every writer—from emerging voices to seasoned practitioners—cultivate a joyful writing practice.
“Devotion to Writing CHANGED MY LIFE two years ago! It launched my daily writing practice, which is more than a writing practice. It’s showing up and joyfully welcoming the flow, which allows me to feel deeply enough to express myself creatively. If you want to find a way to honor that call to creative expression, Devotion to Writing is it!” —Caren S.
From Writer’s Block to Writing Breakthrough
We understand writing can be difficult. It’s scary and vulnerable to put yourself on the page. Where do you begin? What if you have nothing to say? What if what you write isn’t good?
We guide writers at all stages of their journey through the alchemy of creating a devoted writing practice: turning fear into flow, doubt into confidence, and silence into dynamic written expression.
Devotion to Writing shifts your relationship to writing with this simple approach: when you devote yourself, taking consistent action, the Universe, Muse, Divine Consciousness, God— whatever you wish to call it—is moved to assist you. You learn to access your innate creative energy and enlist this in realizing your biggest writing dreams.
Our in person and virtual writer’s block workshops provide proven rituals and practices to break creative blocks and awaken your creative energy, and flow. Our residencies and retreats are supportive communities that nurture and nourish your writing life.
A Haven for Writers and Creatives
“I just love Devotion to Writing. The ideas help me settle into my writing life. I found you at exactly the right time as I’m trying to reestablish a writing practice after about 10 years of writer’s block and resistance. Thank you for this program.” —Lisa Z.
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Writer's Block Workshops
Our in person and online writing workshops remove doubts and fears that contribute to writing block, spark imagination, and establish you in a dynamic creative practice.
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Creative Writing Retreats
Our retreats are international moveable feasts that nourish your writing life and invite you to share in a vibrant, creative community.
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Writing Residencies
Our residencies provide the time, space, and supportive community you need to make headway on your project or simply cultivate a daily writing practice.
Meet Justen Ahren
I’ve lived a rich, creative life as an author, poet, photographer, musician, father, and husband. Yet helping writers find their voices and awaken creatively through writing is my life’s service. What I share through Devotion to Writing emerged from own experience as a writer and artist struggling to cultivate a creative practice and sustain creative connection over my 35+ year career. Devotion transforms paralysis, frustration, and negativity into inspiration, consistency, and fulfillment. I invite you to discover the power of devotion and begin on your own transformational journey today.
“Everyone is creative. Each of us is the infinite flow of creative energy. We’ve merely forgotten how to channel our true nature into creating our lives.”
—Justen Ahren
“I was raised in an environment of extreme negativity, where creativity was not recognized. Thank you so much for pointing out how gratitude, generosity, and creativity are connected; this was a significant revelation for me. Blessings to you in abundance!” —Herne H.
Creativity isn’t a bolt of lightning—it’s a practice, a process, a relationship you offer yourself.
Devotion to Writing is more than a writing program—it’s a transformational approach to writing and creativity.
Devotion helps you:
Overcome writer’s block with proven techniques and creative rituals.
Cultivate a sustainable writing practice that deepens over time.
Find encouragement, inspiration, and accountability through a creative community.
“Devotion to Writing is a completely unique and individual approach! I personally realize this very moment that THIS is what was lacking from all other advice: the spiritual element.” —Jane F.
Upcoming Writing Opportunities
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Online Writer's Block Workshop
Year round
Wednesdays 7 to 8:30pm
Overcome the doubts and fears that keep you from writing. These five-week writing workshops support your process and help you sustain a consistent writing practice.
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12-week Sacred Writing Journey
January 10 to March 28, 2026
Saturdays 9:30 to 11am EST
A transformational online workshop. Find consistency, deepen your practice, and realize creative abundance. Make a sacred journey to what’s within you.
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Martha's Vineyard Writers' Residency
March 1 to 21, 2026 1 to 3 week residency
Time, space, and a community of peers to support your writing project and cultivation of a daily habit. For writers at any stage of their writing career.
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In Person Writing Workshops
June 19 to 22, 2026 September 10 to 13, 2026
Generative writing workshops on Martha’s Vineyard. Small, intimate groups with Justen Ahren. Be inspired, write new material, leave with momentum.
Helping You Awaken Creatively Through Writing
Writing is more than words on a page—it’s a path to wholeness, joy, and creative transformation. Devotion to Writing is designed not just to help you overcome writer’s block, and put words on a page—but to inspire transformation.
We’ve helped hundreds of writers transform their relationship to writing. If you’re seeking freedom, depth, and consistency and want to establish a creative practice, Devotion to Writing is for you.
We encourage, support, and inspire the sacredness of writing and creating no matter where you are on your writing journey. We believe creativity isn’t about perfection, but about showing up, communing, honoring, and expressing what is within you.
Devotion to Writing is a unique approach to writing as a daily that fosters curiosity, play, joy, and fulfillment. A person who is able to relate to and express what is in them is a person full-filled by beauty, and joy. abundance they are.
Begin your transformative writing journey and awaken to the Creative Abundance you are.