How do you approach cover design?
I examine the picture in my head of the situation the book is about. I ask what I would expect a cover to convey and go on a scavenger hunt to find the treasure.
What are your five favorite books, and why?
Erle Stanley Gardner's Perry Mason Series will be three of the five. I read them all at least once.
Nero Wolf will be one of the five.
Louisiana Longshot is the fifth of what I can think of right now.
These all have commonalities:
1. They're well written mysteries
2. They're cozy mysteries -- blood, guts, gore, and sexuality are PG-13
3. They all offer action, adventure, and mind work.
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