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Come try a class of the New Rules Studio program so that you can experience the power of The Gateless Method first hand.

What it is: A critic-free, judgment-free zone where you can quiet the critic and access your best work yet. Come experience what it's like when writing isn't as hard as you think it is.

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Get ready to…


  • Learn about the Gateless Method and why this approach has been such a game changer.

  • Try your hand at the process with a juicy prompt and write with us in real time

  • Experience the power of feedback — both in sharing and receiving — you may even have the opportunity to share your work!

  • Connect with a community of open-minded, creative, supportive people

  • Discover what The Studio is and offers with an inside look, plus, get your questions answered.

Our approach to writing is inspired and informed by The Gateless Method, a technique that supports, encourages, and nourishes the writer in a critic-free container by focusing on what’s working, and how to uplevel craft.

Here's how Studio works:

🗓️ Come to any sessions that fit your schedule — you have full access to all of them

💻 Join us live on Zoom — no prep, no pressure — whenever it suits your schedule

🪄 Get a powerful prompt — emotionally neutral, creative, and generative

✍️ Write in real time — 15–25 minutes of quiet flow

📣 You may have the chance to share — reading aloud is optional, never expected

💡 We share Gateless feedback (different than any other kind)

📃 Leave with new writing that you didn’t walk in with—and a renewed sense of confidence, clarity, and momentum.

“I came in feeling a bit stuck with my creativity, not sure where I was going (with my writing or in life). After each session I felt energized, connected to this flow of energy and life force inside of me.”

 

- Beth K.

“I’ve always wanted to be a writer but self-doubt always dominated my thoughts, the Gateless Method has opened me up to new possibilities.”


- David J.

“I gave myself permission to write again, unabashedly, boldly and without judgment. The Gateless Method provided me with the opportunity to do just that!”


- Elly M.

Don’t miss this opportunity to experience Studio for yourself—and give all that creative genius, all those ideas, a place to go!

About Terri

Terri Trespicio is the author of Unfollow Your Passion: How to Create a Life that Matters to You (Atria 2021). Her TEDx talk, “Stop Searching for Your Passion,” has been viewed more than 8 million times. She’s the founder of The New Rules Studio, a live, virtual, critic-free Gateless writing program for people who have something to say and aren’t sure where to start. Her work has been featured in Cup of Jo, HuffPost Personal, Marie Claire, Business Insider, The Today Show, and more. She’s also co-hosts Generation Artax — a Gen X-themed podcast for the ages (the awkward ages). She lives in NYC. More at territrespicio.com.

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