Winters’ Day In
Conversations on life, faith, stories, and creativity from author Talena Winters.
Pour a cuppa and stay awhile.
Flight to Neverland: Why We Love Peter Pan
I’ve loved Peter Pan in all his forms for as long as I can remember, and my kids have caught the Neverland bug too. This post is a celebration of the story’s enduring magic, the lessons it teaches us, and why growing up doesn’t have to mean letting go of wonder.
Cover Reveal for Every Rose that Blooms
Check out the cover for my upcoming romance novel and see some iterations this cover went through along the way to the finished product.
Back to Peace Crossing: The Book I’m Writing Next
I’ve been struggling to decide which of my upcoming writing projects to finish first. Well, the decision has been made. Here’s the reason why.
Prune and Grow: Digital Decluttering, Plant Parent Style
Sometimes, the best thing you can do to produce growth is to cut off the parts that are slowing you down—whether that’s on a plant or in some other part of your life. (Which is what I'm currently doing for my platform.)
How to Make Difficult Decisions
When there’s no easy answer, sometimes we need to get a little analytical to make good choices. Here are a few decision-making frameworks I found to help with the tough calls.
How It Started vs. How It’s Going (Blogging & Books Update)
A brief update about my current writing projects and ideas for a future memoir.
The Secret to Being More Human
How reading lots of different kinds of books can make us better humans and better as a culture and race. Plus a new short story.
Great Sources for Clean Romance and Fantasy Fiction
Struggling to find good, clean books to read? Here’s a list of resources to point you in the right direction.
Living Without Regrets: Thoughts Inspired by Blake Crouch’s Dark Matter
The new Apple TV thriller series Dark Matter and a recent blog-organization project have me thinking deep (and grateful) thoughts about the roads not taken… and the one I did.
Of Beauties and Beasts: How Damaged Heroes Point to Redemptive Love
My obsession with the Tale as Old as Time in all its iterations, and why I believe it resonates with us so deeply.
Life Lessons from a Late-Undiagnosed ADHD-er
I’m still new on the journey of learning about my ADHD, but I’ve been learning about how to deal with it for a long time—and these are a few things I’d love my kids, or anyone else learning to deal with executive disfunction (or even just life), to learn earlier rather than later.
The Good, the Bad, and the Wicked
In which I explore the Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (both the book, the Wicked musical, and the history of this story), and what Elphaba and Batman have in common.
Coming to Life Again
I’m rising from the ashes of a crash and burn four years ago with hope and optimism for a new year, and some intentions to make it a year I’m proud of.
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.
We Contain Multitudes
Thoughts on using winter as a time of rest, healing, and retreat from the pressures of modern life.