Faye McCray

And speaking of old stuff, I watched a documentary aptly titled Sing Your Song on HBO tonight, then DVR’d it and watched it again.  It is about the life and work of actor/activist Harry Belafonte.   His life is an inspiration.  In the documentary, Belafonte discussed using the power of art as a means of resistance and change. …

Currently, I am in our playroom, feasting on pretend food prepared by my boys (“Salt and egg sauce, Mommy,” which is only delicious in pretend) and daydreaming about the inevitable conclusion of my novel. Music is playing.  Not the kind that they can wiggle too but the kind I can think too.  The kind that makes me feel as…

Since I started this blog, I have received a great deal of support from (most of) my friends and family.  People seem inspired by my decision to follow my dreams and I have had deep conversations with people I never thought I would about things they have always dreamed of doing but never dared to take…

Announcer: Congratulations, you’ve reached 60,000 words! Tell her what she’s won, Bob! Bob: Faye McCray, you’ve have won complete OBSESSION with your novel! OBSESSION comes equipped with sleeplessness nights, distracted conversations, using your husband and his body parts to heighten your description writing capability and the ability to turn every single conversation into conversation about your novel! Wooo…

It was about ten to midnight last night when we prepared for our quiet welcoming of the new year with family in New York.  We had a bottle of Moet, a few champagne flukes and munched on treats from one of those Pepperidge Farm assortment of cookies boxes. My kids were fast asleep, one beside me and…

I headed out of town yesterday to visit my family in New York.  During the 4-hour car ride, I discovered a whole litany of awesome web series written by great young writers.  It all started by watching the latest episode of a web series I watch called Awkward Black Girl written by and starring Issa Rae. …

I hope you all have an amazing Christmas!  It would be disingenuous of me if I didn’t mention how deeply affected I have been with the unspeakable loss at Sandy Hook over a week ago.  I mourn deeply every time I see those little faces on the news.  Last week when I watched my own children in…

The benefit to living in a smaller metropolis (than in NYC where I grew up) is that I have a unique relationship with the places I go.  I have a favorite check out lady at the grocery store.  We chat about our kids and the Ravens and she knows exactly how I like my groceries bagged. I have…

This week’s quote is by Silvia Plath.  Just in case you don’t feel like making the often tedious eye ball trek to the left margin of this page, I will repeat it here because I feel like that last part is the theme of my week.   “And by the way, everything in life is writable about…

I promise this will be as painless as possible. I am struggling with audience.  My novel is about a male college student, Nate, who struggles with drugs, alcohol and monogamy.  I know what you’re thinking but he isn’t just an asshole.  Nate is trying to escape.  He is trying to escape an abusive past and a younger sister he carelessly abandoned…