Meg has a Substack Musings with Meg where she talks about books, writing and muses about life. Substack is a subscription-based newsletter publishing platform for independent writers, journalists and content creators. Meg uses Substack as a way to engage with readers a little more closely.
There are six sections to her newsletters:
- Musings – musings about life as a writer and mum
- Five things – a short newsletter with five things that have caught Meg’s eye
- Postcards from Europe – news posts from Meg’s time travelling through Europe in June and July 2025
- Book Chat – short posts about books Meg has been reading
- Writing Opportunities, Competitions and Prompts – these posts are for paid subscribers only
- Mindset Insights – these posts are for paid subscribers only
Latest Musings with Meg Substack posts
- Five things that brought me joy this week: A card from a friend | Welcoming writers to my retreat | Fog rolling in | Socks off the needles | Sunset
- Gold Coast DV specialist and debut memoirist Melissa Sharman on writing for no audience, quarter of a million words on the cutting floor, and why you have to write crap first.
- Five things that brought me joy this week: Existentialist embroidery | Chore hack | Escher’s philosophy | Crochet is maths | Autumn (winter) leaves
- Sydney novelist Cassie Stroud on writing in snatches, why knitting taught her everything about writing a book, and creativity as the best bit of being alive.
- A postcard from Germany. My final postcard from my 2026 European working holiday
- Your monthly roundup of upcoming writing (and artist and illustration) opportunities and competitions published on the fifteenth of each month
- Penguin-shortlisted debut author on one sacred Friday a week, why plotting killed her second book, and what unlocked writing for her.
- A postcard from Croatia. A weekly postcard from my 2026 European working holiday
- Adelaide journalist turned debut author Lauren Novak on turning a personal problem into a researched book, and why curiosity matters more than being good at English.
- Books read this month: The Correspondence | Monkey Grip
- A postcard from Croatia after a week in Serbia. A weekly postcard from my 2026 European working holiday
- Linda Atkins on writing her first novel in her late 50s, pantsing a crime book to a book deal, why you must write forward not backwards, and what home feels like after a lifetime of searching for it.
- A postcard from Europe where I left Mönchengladbach and travelled to Belgrade, Serbia to spend time with family. A weekly postcard from my 2026 European working holiday
- Susan Green on writing as beingness, killing your darlings, why she's too old to lash herself with productivity, and what it feels like when your characters finally come back to talk to you.
- A postcard from Europe where I travelled to Berlin for a couple of days and a 4-day road trip across 5 countries for yet another long weekend. A weekly postcard from my 2026 European working holiday
- The fifth roundup of 2026 upcoming writing (and artist and illustration) opportunities and competitions. A monthly newsletter published on the fifteenth of each month
- Five things that brought me joy this week: Fish doorbell | Seeing friends in the other side of the world | Stop and Go, Berlin style | Conversations with strangers | Serenity now, Belgium style
- Nuclear medicine physician and novelist Kerry Jewell on writing without routine, and how dark humour, long car drives and letting go of structure shaped her creative process and life.
- A postcard from Europe where we've settled into Mönchengladbach, got lost in the woods and discovered a brotherhood. A weekly postcard from my 2026 European working holiday
- Five things that brought me joy this week: Mother Hen | Community Gardens | Kindness | Sunshine and green spaces | Air balloon