Behold:
A brand new set of AWKWARD AUTHOR PHOTOS to gaze upon.
Folks entered. A whopping 73 of you, actually.
And holy shit, am I ever laughing.
Anyway — here’s how this works:
You click that link.
You look at the glorious buffet of authorial silliness.
You choose the one photo you believe should win the title of MOST AWKWARD AUTHOR PHOTO.
You take the number of that photo and you pop it into the comments below.
Please make the number of your choice clear. Begin with the number. If you have comments to add, add them after the number, and don’t use any other numbers (“Well, I like 16 but 42 is funny and 37 is awkward but maybe I’ll choose 71”) because I won’t know which one you’re voting for.
Translation: make this easy on me.
You get one vote.
I’ll tally the votes in one week (Wed, July 1st!) and we will have our winners.
DO YOUR CIVIC TERRIBLEMINDS DUTY. (Doody?)
And vote.
Janet K Smith says:
Inspiration can hit at any time – gotta go with 17
June 24, 2015 — 2:42 PM
Sarah Dahl says:
38, I can SO relate!
June 24, 2015 — 2:42 PM
cvaneseltine says:
73
June 24, 2015 — 2:43 PM
Shanan Winters says:
11
June 24, 2015 — 2:43 PM
aproposcrouse says:
17
June 24, 2015 — 2:45 PM
Richard M says:
38
June 24, 2015 — 2:46 PM
Jennifer D. Bushroe says:
55
June 24, 2015 — 2:46 PM
S T Cameron says:
19
June 24, 2015 — 2:47 PM
katemcone says:
38!
June 24, 2015 — 2:47 PM
Molly Dugger Brennan says:
37. It appears to be honestly trying to be a thoughtful author photo but fails miserably. While some of the others were hilarious, they looked like a spoof.
June 24, 2015 — 2:49 PM
Sheri Fredricks says:
LOL – #11
June 24, 2015 — 2:49 PM
Terri says:
59 So Tobias Funke!
June 24, 2015 — 2:50 PM
Ellen Abernathy says:
58
June 24, 2015 — 2:50 PM
Cabocalla says:
I got a vote! I’m a purest at heart so I stayed true to “awkward” without seeming forced. But I guess you could say it’s extreme to intentionally get a black eye for an author photo… I totally didn’t. My black eye was courteous of my four year old nephew. And my choice (31) only has one vote. Irony.
Thanks!
June 25, 2015 — 11:25 AM
Shecky (@SheckyX) says:
What if I wish all were actual author photos?
June 24, 2015 — 2:52 PM
Puck says:
34.
the most excellent of them all.
June 24, 2015 — 2:53 PM
Andrew T says:
38
June 24, 2015 — 2:53 PM
brdubard says:
55, because it looks like a photo that might actually end up on the back of a book, and because wow, that is one obedient dog.
June 24, 2015 — 2:54 PM
T. Jane Berry says:
59
June 24, 2015 — 2:54 PM
jmvandenberg says:
3
June 24, 2015 — 2:55 PM
CML says:
61
June 24, 2015 — 2:55 PM
rgoose says:
38.
This was tough! Great pics, you awkward authors, you!
June 24, 2015 — 2:56 PM
gaeliceyes says:
38
June 24, 2015 — 2:58 PM
Angela Schmidt says:
11
June 24, 2015 — 3:00 PM
Jinxie G says:
73
June 24, 2015 — 3:00 PM
Megan Burns says:
73
June 24, 2015 — 3:02 PM
Maggie Maxwell says:
17. It was a close choice between a few others, but anyone willing to drop trou for an awkward picture deserves recognition.
June 24, 2015 — 3:03 PM
Marian Parsons says:
71
June 24, 2015 — 3:04 PM
Mags says:
61
June 24, 2015 — 3:06 PM
benpanced says:
45.
Lock. Thread.
June 24, 2015 — 3:10 PM
Brenda J. Pierson (@AuthorBJPierson) says:
17. I can’t even vote for my own in the face of that.
June 24, 2015 — 3:10 PM
Heather says:
21. they’re all pretty freaking awesome though.
June 24, 2015 — 3:12 PM
lucie says:
Love the poseur quality of 65 but ultimately 71 is my winner. Because liquor.
June 24, 2015 — 3:13 PM
Wesley D. Gray says:
3. Reeks of a truly genuine awkward author photo, as opposed to staged shenanigans in attempt to win a mysterious something. No offense to said stagers of shenanigans.
June 24, 2015 — 3:16 PM
Michele says:
17
June 24, 2015 — 3:16 PM
Marisol says:
#71, but I had tres favorites(see how I followed your instructions there?) loved the one with the baby(I too can relate) and the one with four hands and a typewriter in black and white, but the crying author with a glass of scotch did it for me.
June 24, 2015 — 3:17 PM
Anita Lovett says:
38!
It’s like looking in the mirror…except…I don’t think I have that much facial hair…
June 24, 2015 — 3:17 PM
Dave says:
2
June 24, 2015 — 3:19 PM
Silicon says:
19. ahahaha it’s beautiful.
June 24, 2015 — 3:25 PM
K.G. Arndell says:
11
June 24, 2015 — 3:26 PM
Amber says:
37. Creeps the hell out of me. Lol
June 24, 2015 — 3:28 PM
E.S. Henry says:
55.
June 24, 2015 — 3:28 PM
Brian Basham says:
60 because we should all probably be locked up like this and put on display.
June 24, 2015 — 3:29 PM
Fernander says:
44
June 24, 2015 — 3:32 PM
lisacle says:
10
June 24, 2015 — 3:34 PM
Tsara Shelton says:
Thank-you! I’m so happy you voted for my photo!! My son and I had so much fun laughing while he snapped the picture. It took a while because we kept doubling over with laughter and trying not to pee our pants. tee hee!
I’m going to show him your vote so he knows our picture resonated with someone. He keeps asking.
Hugs!!!!!
June 26, 2015 — 10:21 AM
Dawn MichelWalton says:
41 – gloriously awkward!
June 24, 2015 — 3:34 PM
babedarla says:
8
June 24, 2015 — 3:35 PM
Tiara.L.A. (@tiarala) says:
55. DOG.
June 24, 2015 — 3:37 PM
Jennifer says:
61
June 24, 2015 — 3:44 PM
Seylor says:
26
June 24, 2015 — 3:44 PM
Julian says:
59, by a country mile!
June 24, 2015 — 3:50 PM