The Second Draft
Megan \ud83d\udcddConfidence. Creativity. Relationships. Reinvention. Essays on becoming who you're meant to be - with better boundaries and better humor.
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Let’s Bring The Whimsy Back
There’s something freeing about reaching an age where you can finally say, screw it. I’m going to be LOUD about the things I love.
My teenagers may end up thinking I’m cringe. Eh, oh well. For too many years, I felt like I needed to censor...
Who Was I Before I Started Watching Myself So Closely?
This essay was first published in the September, Lately newsletter from The Second Draft that was published September 9, 2026.
Authenticity has become something that I have begun to think about daily. (Thanks midlife!)
When you’re a child...
September, Latley
Hi friends!
It’s been a minute since I’ve sent out a newsletter. If you’ve followed any of my Notes on Substack, you’ve probably seen me lamenting the never-ending content machine that is the internet. And I’ve realized I have zero desire...
Chat GPT Tried to Convince Me Taylor Swift's Album Did Not Exist
ChatGPT had just informed me that Taylor Swift had NOT released an album that I had been listening to, on repeat, for three weeks.
The Second Draft is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider beco...
A Graveyard of Unfinished Manuscripts
Writing a novel is hard. Much harder than twelve-year-old Megan thought it would be.
Over the course of the last thirty-five years (basically since I’ve been old enough to dream), I’ve thought of hundreds of plots for novels. Fantasy plots...
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For overthinkers, late bloomers & anyone ready for a second draft. Mental health, intentional living, reinvention—and actually doing the things we keep saying we’ll do.
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