Talena Winters 11/27/25 Talena Winters 11/27/25

Defying Gravity: The Songwriting Dream I’m Finally Chasing in 2026

Defying Gravity: How this lifelong songwriter-turned-novelist is using AI tools, hard-won creative skills, and a little Wicked-inspired courage to heal an old wound, return to music, and finally pursue a professional songwriting career in 2026.

Talena Winters 7/15/25 Talena Winters 7/15/25

Summer Growth: Songwriting, Streamlining, and the Finding Heaven Kickstarter

A brief update about my current creative projects, and a check-in about my “word of the year” progress.

Talena Winters 4/29/25 Talena Winters 4/29/25

Together Again: How I Fell Back in Love with Songwriting

How I gave up my lifelong dream of being a professional songwriter, and how it’s found me in another form—and why that means you’ll have new music to listen to, starting today.

Talena Winters 5/27/16 Talena Winters 5/27/16

Photo Friday: Love Story (including poem)

An anniversary celebration, poem included.

Talena Winters 3/17/16 Talena Winters 3/17/16

Slow Fade (Poem for my Grandma)

Now, all I see is the slow fade
When you look at me, who do you see?

Talena Winters 6/12/15 Talena Winters 6/12/15

Inconveniences I Would Rather Have (and “Things I’ll Never Do” song)

On Wednesday, I found I was grieving all the things that Munchkin will not get to do that I wanted him to be able to do. I find that writing songs helps me deal with very stressful and emotional topics, so I wrote "Things I'll Never Do". Here is a quick scratch recording on a video for this song.

Talena Winters 4/5/15 Talena Winters 4/5/15

My First Music Video

A music video for a song I co-wrote called “The Nails (I Did This For You)” in celebration of Easter.

Talena Winters 12/3/14 Talena Winters 12/3/14

How a conversation with Broadway composer Timothy Huang changed me

My online encounter with Broadway composer Timothy Huang, and how it moved me.

Talena Winters 10/4/14 Talena Winters 10/4/14

“Let Me Love” is Top 5 Finalist in Song of the Year Competition

"Let Me Love" won a songwriting award!

Talena Winters 3/13/13 Talena Winters 3/13/13

Prosody: Aristotle’s Gift to Songwriters

For week 2 of the Pat Pattison songwriting course through Coursera, we have been learning about prosody, or the elements that create unity in a song. Specifically, we have been learning how line length and the number of lines both affect prosody and what effects they have on the song in general.