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 September 2, 2022 Talena Winters September 2, 2022

Stop to Smell the Cosmos

How things went with my first week embracing Slow Productivity.

Talena Winters May 17, 2021 Talena Winters May 17, 2021

I Made it Through the Fire Swamp... Okay, close.

After many moons of silence, I recap why it’s been so quiet here for the last six months: my journey through burnout.

Talena Winters October 10, 2020 Talena Winters October 10, 2020

A Season of Transitions

Between my son leaving for college, buying a new house, shifts in careers, and some difficult health-related news, it’s been a challenging few months. But I’m holding on to gratitude. Here’s what’s been going on.

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 March 13, 2020 Talena Winters March 13, 2020

Covering Books and Life in General

New book covers, wider distribution for my titles, plus my very eventful/uneventful start to the year.

Talena Winters August 20, 2018 Talena Winters August 20, 2018

Work Afraid

Here’s a secret: We’re all afraid. Every person who succeeds at something has had to confront fear at some point to get to where they are. The trick is to start anyway.

Talena Winters January 3, 2018 Talena Winters January 3, 2018

A Winter’s Day In “Through the Lens”

Today, I had a break from writing. So it was kind of a look-at-life-through-the-lens sort of day. Here are a few things my camera and I saw. Also, I was so honoured to be featured on Mary DeMuth's podcast the Restory Show.