Winters’ 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.

Blog Archives

Talena Winters 10/30/25 Talena Winters 10/30/25

Diving Into the Artisanal Audiobook Process: The Two-Year (Hero’s) Journey to the Digitally-Narrated Edition of Finding Heaven

A behind-the-scenes look at the trials and triumphs of the two-year journey to create the artisanal, digitally-narrated audiobook edition of Finding Heaven—from voice selection to final release.

Talena Winters 3/1/23 Talena Winters 3/1/23

Call Me Jane Jetson

I talk about how I’ve used AI tools as part of my creative process, including the creation of the digital audiobook of the sweet small-town romance Every Star that Shines, which was published today!

Talena Winters 9/30/22 Talena Winters 9/30/22

Playing with Audio Robots

My experiment with auto-narration for The Friday Night Date Dress turned out even better than I expected.

Talena Winters 9/23/22 Talena Winters 9/23/22

Some weeks, we crawl instead of walk

I felt slower than usual this week, but still ended up with some cool things for my readers and knitting customers. And I got to be social, too.