By Cheryl Rushing

For Christmas 2007, one of the gifts my husband got me was a gift certificate to a writing class put on by an adult continuing education group here.  It was a 6-week course starting in January of 2008 and was probably one of the best gifts I’ve ever gotten.

The instructor was Lisa Wroble.  Lisa is a real-life, honest-to-God WRITER, as in, that’s pretty much all she does (and she makes a living at it!).  The very first night of class she talked about her life and her work and I realized that she was where and who I wanted to be.

We’ve kept in touch sporadically since class ended in February 2008, so I was hoping she’d agree to meet with me and have dinner so I could pick her brain.  She was gracious enough to do so last night.

That 2.5 hours flew by so fast I can’t believe it.  We ate a little, we talked a lot, and I got some of the best advice I could have ever received. 

I’m rethinking my goals, I’ve got a good idea of where to go from here, and I’ve got to take a long hard look at what in my life is either (1) keeping me from getting there, or (b) not necessary to my operations.

As I told her last night, I’m incredibly lucky to have family, friends and a husband who believe in me and support me in what I want to do.  But no one  gets “it” like another writer.

Thanks for the great evening, Lisa!