Publishers like to put pictures of authors on books. I’m not really sure why. The last thing anyone wants to see after reading one my stories is my mug shot. Maybe if I was better looking it would be okay, but then if I was better looking I’d be writing screenplays. Kidding. I’d be in politics. Definitely kidding.
Just look at this photo on the left. It’s one of those I’m-a-super-serious-author-dude-and-you-should-read-my-books-and-oh-yeah-I-have-a-stick-up-my-butt photos. In short, I hate it. A lot. And yet, it’s on the inside back cover of Life in a Fishbowl. I cannot, I will not, use this photo or anything like it again. I want something fun, irreverent, or at least interesting. With all that mind, help me choose my next author photo.
(Thanks to Kristen Gilligan for the “Guitar in Tree” and “CBGB Shirt” photos, and Jensen Walker Pictures for “Before a Hockey Game.”)