The Art of Creative Writing

Your muse is alive in the city and in the bush

Hey, I’m the author Anne Skyvington!

Welcome to the art of creative writing

Bonjour! Wilkommen! Salut! Chiao! Hello!

I invite you to fly with us and get the creative juices flowing. Your muse is alive in the country and the city. Join us here and learn how to write vivid prose, poetry and longer works.

Whether you live in a big city or in a beautiful country area, you can benefit from the information and templates here to inspire you and get your muse working for you. I live in Sydney near the city and the beach at Coogee. My background is country and it is this that has benefited my writing from the beginning, stamping it indelibly with the rhythms, sounds, perfumes and cadences of nature where I grew up on the Clarence River far from cities. However, it is cities with their architectural aesthetics and sophisticated spaces that have drawn me to their crowded landscapes ever since.

The past lives in all of us, so use what you have and fly with us on this magical journey of creativity. Your muse is alive in you!

Come fly with us and learn how to bring your work to the next level

Use the menus to navigate the site and find what you are looking for, whether it be writing short stories, structuring a novel or finding out about genre, poetry and getting published. There is something of interest for everyone to peruse free of charge.

I invite you to utilise the blog for ideas and models to practise, for example reading poetry of some of the greats aloud for inspiration and for cadence. We all borrow from others while learning how to be creative with our written work, so get on board and try it out!

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An Invitation

Please leave a comment in the section below any posts that interest you. And if you would like to have your work published on this site get in touch. I’m looking for personal stories that cause us to feel something special or to empathise with the content and the voice. Or teach us something new and valuable.

Length: 500–1500 words. Professional-looking photos to accompany stories chosen by you as the author or by me as the editor.

I’d love to see what you are writing!

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My Latest Work

Meditation for Writing
By annestg|Published On: January 12, 2025|Categories: Writing Spirit|0 Comments on Meditation for Writing|
WRITING AS A SOLITARY ACT Let's face it: Writing is often a solitary business but one that is worth every drop of blood that you shed as you lock yourself [...]
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Australian Poets
By annestg|Published On: August 11, 2024|Categories: Poetry|0 Comments on Australian Poets|
Judith Wright has been called 'the conscience of the nation' for her commitment to the environment and Aboriginal land rights. Nevertheless, it is for her poetry that she is best [...]
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Spiritual Poetry Through the Ages
By annestg|Published On: July 28, 2024|Categories: Poetry, Writing Spirit|1 Comment on Spiritual Poetry Through the Ages|
MECHTHILD OF MADGEBURG: 1207-1282Of all that God has shown meI can speak just the smallest word, No more than a honeybeeTakes on his footFrom an overspilling jar BASHO JAPAN: 1644In Kyoto,Hearing the [...]
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Women’s Liberation in the Seventies
By annestg|Published On: March 20, 2024|Categories: Writing Australia|0 Comments on Women’s Liberation in the Seventies|
A Personal Journey The 1970s were a time of great change in Australia. This post is based on my memories of that time and the beginning of the Women's Movement [...]
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