I want to tile a shower stall and don't really know how to go about tiling around the drain to make it look finished nicely. Any advice will be appreciated. I have not yet selected tiles, as I don't know whether one type will be easier than another.

You could start with a square drain in lieu of round. Then your cut tiles will be square. You couls also take the tile to an outfit that can cut it with a diamond hole saw and start in the center. This also works when using sheet tile.

I'm in renovations and I was tired of cutting tiles in a circle, so I invented a 4" square drain cover that installs itself over the standard abs drain pipe fitting,

Here's the link to see... Eau tendance: La beauté d'un Drain Carré