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What's in a Title?
A New Post Where I Ask for Your Help It’s a brand new year and I’m diving back into my mourning doves picture book. It was on pause for a short time while illustrating Carlos Crosses the Border now available here . I’m at a crossroads with the cover and title, and I’m looking for your input. I’m moving along with the artwork and part of the process is finding the best title and cover art that gives the flavor of the book, a peek at what readers will find inside. I want to cre

Traci Van Wagoner
Jan 271 min read


Art vs. Artist
I've been absent here for a while. Life got ahold of me. I did do a bunch of painting and fun projects over the year -- perhaps not as many as I would like (or my bank account would like). Here's a roundup peek of some of the new artwork I've created this year. Why yes, I do like purple! And dragons. I hope you are enjoying the holiday season!

Traci Van Wagoner
Dec 17, 20251 min read


SCBWI Artober 2025 - KidLitArt
A showing of the art I created during #SCBWIArtober2025 for fun and relaxation and exploration of new Procreate brushes by Kyle Webster.

Traci Van Wagoner
Nov 6, 20251 min read

