A reflective ebook about creative practice, resilience, and staying oriented when life asks too much
What this book is:
Magic Muse is a lived record of ten years of creative practice.
It’s not a method, a manifesto, or a productivity guide.
It’s an honest account of how creativity became a stabilising force — not something to optimise, but something to return to.
This book was written slowly, alongside life, work, loss, recovery, and making. It reflects what happens when creativity is used to listen, orient, and survive — and eventually, to live more fully.
What you’ll find inside:
Reflections on creativity as orientation, not output
Personal essays from ten years of art practice
Writing on resilience, survival, and self-trust
Insight into creating outside institutions and validation cycles
A quiet, honest voice — not instruction or hype
This book doesn’t tell you what to do.
It offers recognition, language, and companionship.
“I love how this book didn’t try to fix me, and it made me feel less alone.”
“This felt like someone finally articulating what I’ve lived through, and struggled with, all my life as a creative.”
"Very insightful and enjoyable to read. Extremely relatable and reaffirming that I'm on the right track with my creative work."
What makes Magic Muse different:
Written outside institutions by a living practitioner
Not designed as a funnel or framework
Rooted in lived practice, not theory
Made for thoughtful creatives, artists, and makers
Format: Ebook (PDF)
Length: Reflective essays and short chapters
Access: Instant digital download
Price: $4.99 AUD
A note from the author:
This book exists because creativity kept me oriented when certainty disappeared.
If creativity has ever been the place you returned to — this book is for you.
The Magic Muse Ebook
Rooted in practice and lived experience, not theory.
Here's what you get:
A lived record of creative practice
Language for experiences that are rarely named
Honest perspective, not instruction
A book you can return to again and again
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Based on the bank of the Birrarung, I acknowledge that I live and work on Wurundjeri Country, and pay my respects to Elders past and present.
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