—Tony Hillerman, quoted in Tony Hillerman's Landscape by Anne Hillerman
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Tony Hillerman on writing
“Sitting at a computer is the place for taking a clunky sentence and smoothing it out, making it read better. I do some of my best writing in my head before I fall asleep for my afternoon nap. I recommend that!”
Friday, March 19, 2010
Draft cover for Cobra
Here is a draft of a cover design for my mystery, Cobra. The clip-art snake image is copyrighted material I will purchase from ClipArtOf.com. The rest of the work is my own, using Paint Shop Pro X.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIdfhyphenhyphenqtrPGv4ms1jUE-I2nrA880Z-hd399xcqjfkpVs2nZxidhfc9r1J8ZtSHRozFtf5it4llU4kSNNykIjnA723TJGYW0_earGdDS7sT8KCmc9-5X-6WwDQqBX3Tg5d1q5YL/s400/cobra_cover_draft_title_snake_dropshadow.jpg)
The story itself, which I'll self-publish, is a detective novel set in urban U.S. with flashbacks to Cambodia. Unlike my previous works, this one is serious.
So here's my question: Does the cover make you want to read the book? I'd really appreciate people's input either way. If anything in the design doesn't work for you, please tell me. Thanks!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIdfhyphenhyphenqtrPGv4ms1jUE-I2nrA880Z-hd399xcqjfkpVs2nZxidhfc9r1J8ZtSHRozFtf5it4llU4kSNNykIjnA723TJGYW0_earGdDS7sT8KCmc9-5X-6WwDQqBX3Tg5d1q5YL/s400/cobra_cover_draft_title_snake_dropshadow.jpg)
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