Faye McCray

Not gonna lie. This journey to publication is a bit of a rollercoaster. I’m not just talking about the NOs because those I expected.  I’m talking about the “Ehhh, maybe,” “Ack! We love it! But, now we don’t,” and “Yeeesss…..I mean NOOOOOO!” moments.  Those so-close-you-can-almost-touch-it-but-now-I-am-snatching-it-away-and-laughing-at-you moments.  Okay… so no one is actually laughing. I got…

I saw 42 a few weeks ago.  For those of you unfamiliar with it, 42 is a movie telling the story of Jackie Robinson and his role in the integration of Major League Baseball.  I wanted to see it when it was in the movies but babysitters are hard to come by, and when you get…

At 32, I am just now discovering Pablo Neruda and these words.  Oh, how I could have weeped to these words during the angst of my teen years and the heartbreaks in my twenties…  They would have been the perfect side dish to a fleece blanket or a glass of wine.  But… without the cloud…

Okay. Time out. Can we all agree that summer is a very busy time when you have little kids?  Between strange summer camp/child care schedules, birthday parties (both of my babies have summer b-days), vacations, writing, and that dreaded four letter word (w-o-r-k), sometimes it feels difficult to catch my breath.  Don’t get me wrong……

Ever feel  like this?   Just remember this…     If you promise you’ll keep reaching, I will too :-). Love and Light,  Faye

writ·er   /ˈrītər/ Noun A person who has written a particular text. A person who writes books, stories, or articles as a job or regular occupation.   Synonyms author – scribe – penman I’m getting back to basics, folks! I have my manuscript pending in 4 places right now.  Two agents and two editors were interested…

I’ve been really, really tired lately. I feel like I wake up tired, go to work tired, play with the boys tired – and by the time the house is clean, laundry is folded and kids are in bed – I barely make it through a glass of red wine with my  husband before I…

A good friend of mine finished my book, Boyfriend, a few weeks ago.  She offered to read it alooonngg time ago but it took me some time to build up the courage to send it.  She is an avid reader (which means she can sniff out crap), and although we have developed a great friendship through our almost four years of…

I forgot to mention, I was a Second Place Winner in the NA Alley Entangled Publishing Pitch Contest. Thanks to the folks over at NA Alley for putting on the contest and Entangled Publishing for the awesome opportunity :-). Love and Light, Faye

At the beginning of college, I partied from Thursday to Sunday.  I had fun.  Dressing up. Getting hot.  And dancing with my girlfriends from our noses to our toes-es.  You know how it is… fresh from your parent’s house, unleashed onto the world with no real responsibilities, and suddenly complete FREEDOM.  I went to an all-girls Catholic high school…