David Terry Art

I really enjoy doing book covers, for all the predictable reasons (not the least of which is that I did finally realize that drawing the outsides of books is a lot easier than writing the insides of them).  Unexpectedly enough, I’ve been paid a lot more to simply cough up “designs”/”conceptions” for bookcovers.  In each case, the final book has never looked anything like what I’d imagined. I’ve gathered that design departments want to SAY that they consulted someone (apparently, I’m a “someone” now) before they go ahead and do whatever they’d already planned. Still, the checks have always cleared, so I’m fine with that end of the business.