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 9/29/25 Talena Winters 9/29/25

Rise of the Grigori Book 3 Changes Titles—Again

The reason for another slight tweak to my next epic mermaid fantasy book title, including a behind-the-scenes of how the Romani people came to figure so prominently in my series.

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 6/10/25 Talena Winters 6/10/25

Not There Yet: The Ten-Year Post I Didn’t Write

Ten years after losing my son, I thought I'd have something profound to say about healing and hope. But grief doesn’t follow schedules—or meet deadlines. In this post, I share where I really am in the journey, how it’s shaping my creative work, and why that’s okay.

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 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.