Wintersβ Day In
Spilling the tea since 2006. Wanna cuppa?
Conversations on life, faith, stories, and creativity from author and songwriter (and aspiring mermaid) Talena Winters.
Sowing New Creative Seeds
Notes on the βin-betweenβ stages of creative work and how Iβm planning to tackle my upcoming projects to publish more frequently and keep my creativity fresh.
You Do You, Boo (And Iβll Keep Making Weird AI Art)
Everyone needs something they do that feeds their soul without worrying if itβs βgood enough.β And if the trolls donβt approve, just rememberβtheyβre the ones who are missing out. Keep doing the thing. Keep making the art. Keep playing and being creative and having fun. Ditch the perfection and hold onto the joy for dear life. Thatβs what creativity is for.
Finding My Voice in the AI Wars
Iβm tired of letting the bullies win. So this is my big third-act speech. (That I hope is actually in the first act.)
The Cost of Talent
I am a strong believer in being the best person you can be. Not in some humanist, "you-aren't-living-unless-you-achieve-your-full-potential" way. But in an "I'm-grateful-for-the-person-I-am" way.
Are you grateful for the talents you have?
Being Variegated: Embracing my Inner "Jill of All Trades"
Over the years, I have often wished I could be one of those people who could just focus on one thing and get really good at it, and was frustrated trying to do that over and over. It's about time I accepted myself just the way I am. Are you like this, too?
The Busy Creative Entrepreneur Motherβs Lament (poem)
A poem about a week in my life. Any other ADHD, creative, home schooling, entrepreneur mamas out there that can relate?
Creativity Is For Copycats
Many of us pride ourselves on being creativeβbut how original is creativity, anyway?