Talena Winters November 1, 2024 Talena Winters November 1, 2024

Sowing New Creative Seeds

Notes on the “in-between” stages of creative work and how I’m planning to tackle my upcoming projects to publish more frequently and keep my creativity fresh.

Talena Winters December 5, 2022 Talena Winters December 5, 2022

Stories and Embers

My energy’s low, so instead of pondering life like I usually do, here’s a little round-up of some of my recent projects you might be interested in.

Talena Winters April 19, 2022 Talena Winters April 19, 2022

Ten Reasons My Life is Great Anyway

My life took an unexpected turn last week that has inserted a great deal of stress into it. This is the result of a reminder to focus on the things that are still great in my life.

Talena Winters April 3, 2020 Talena Winters April 3, 2020

Can Someone Stop the World? I’d Like to Get Off.

Personal update about the current pandemic, The Sphinx’s Heart (it’s two books now!), our new dog, and more.

Talena Winters November 17, 2019 Talena Winters November 17, 2019

Just Roll With It: Updates on All the Things

The full story of my tour through the ditch, plus a few other quick updates on the state of things around here.

Talena Winters July 17, 2019 Talena Winters July 17, 2019

Remembering How to Chillax

In which I discuss the family vacation, progress on The Sphinx’s Heart, and introduce our trip mascots, Hagrid and Dumbledore.

Talena Winters July 16, 2018 Talena Winters July 16, 2018

I Saw This Going Differently in my Head

I’ve always had a semi-structured writing style, but recently discovered that I’d been running my business like a writing pantser. (As in, “flying-by-the-seat-of-your-pants.”) But times, they are a-changing. How a little “plotsing” will (hopefully) make a big difference.