Say hello to author Cheryle Touchton.
What’s the best piece of advice you've received about your writing/publishing/editing career?
I was told that the single most important thing I can do is to “pay my dues” through perseverance. For me, to persevere means to keep writing and submitting no matter how many rejections I receive and to continually work on improving my writing through classes, writers conferences, and writers groups.
What’s the worst piece of advice you've received about your writing/publishing/editing career?
Some of my friends and family discouraged me from writing because they said there was too much competition. People said things like, “Do you know how many people out there are writing? You have no chance of succeeding.” My answer is that I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me and if He tells me to write, I should keep writing.
How has your writing/publishing/editing journey changed your Christian walk?
Integrity and courage are important to me in writing. Every time I write a new book or article, the words I write challenge me to grow into them. It is if God sends a “test” to make sure I really mean what I wrote. By the time I finish writing something, either I have changed or the words have changed. I like “passing tests” but I definitely groan when I write particularly challenging words of truth because I know what is coming. 
About Cheryle:
Cheryle M. Touchton is a Christian speaker, award winning author, Christian business consultant, speaker, and missionary. She is the Director of Pocket Full of Change Ministries and travels the country evangalizing, listening to people on the street talk about God, visiting churches and businesses, and sharing her thoughts and observations. Cheryle spent 17 years as an executive in corporate America before accepting a call to full time ministry. She earned her Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from Jacksonville University and her Bachelor’s in Music Education from the University of Florida. She is the former CEO of PathTech Software Solutions and former vice President of Consulting Solutions for Strategic Technologies. Her awards include the 1995 Florida Entrepreneur of the Year Award, 1996 Jacksonville Outstanding Services Business Award, and the 2006 Florida Christian Writer’s Conference’s Outstanding Devotion Award. Pocket Full of Change Ministries offers Bible Studies, guest speaking, retreats, seminars, and Biblically based business consulting.
Cheryle’s books include:
• Pocket Full of Quarters—5 Steps to Loving God
• Pocket Full of Christmas—Having a Purpose Filled Advent
Cheryle’s speaking and writing engagements include:
• Christian Radio and Television all across America
• Churches – Worship Speaker, Luncheon and Dinner Speaker, Retreats Leader
• Organizations – Christian and Corporate
• Institutions – Libraries, Schools, Colleges
• Articles published on websites like CBN.com
Cheryle and her husband Bob are active members of Chets Creek Church In Jacksonville, Florida. Cheryle loves to spend time with Bob, blow bubbles, and play with her grandchildren, nephews, and Shetland Sheepdog, Belle. Her favorite scripture is Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and love your neighbor as yourself. Luke 10:27.
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