Debra Eckerling, Author at Women's National Book Association, San Francisco Chapter

Post-Pitch-O-Rama Mixer on April 17

Thursday, April 17th
12 – 1pm PST

A FREE Virtual Event

WNBA-SF Post- Pitch-O-Rama 2025 Mixer

With another fabulous Pitch-O-Rama in the books, it’s time to celebrate!

Join WNBA-San Francisco for a Post Pitch-O-Rama Mixer on April 17th at 12pm PDT. Share your Pitch-O-Rama experience, connect with your fellow-attendees, and let us know what programs and resources you need to help you achieve your publishing goals!

During this event, hosted by networking ambassador Debra Eckerling, and featuring WNBA-SF president Brenda Knight and book-deal guru Randy Peyser, everyone will have a chance to:

– Ask their burning post Pitch-O-Rama questions

– Share their next steps

– Offer each other encouragement and support!

It’s a MIXER, so please share this event and bring a literary friend or two to join the virtual fun! Remember to sign the Pitch-O-Rama virtual guest book!

About Our Panel

Debra Eckerling is the award-winning author of Your Goal Guide and 52 Secrets for Goal-Setting & Goal-Getting. A goal strategist and the creator of the D*E*B METHOD® for Goal-Setting Simplified, Debra offers personal and professional planning, book proposal development, and team-building for executives, entrepreneurs, consultants, and companies. The networking ambassador for WNBA – San Francisco, Debra has spoken on stages for TEDx, Innovation Women, SCORE LA, and more. She is the founder of the Write On Online community, as well as host of the GoalChat and Taste Buds with Deb podcasts.

Brenda Knight began her career at HarperCollins, working with luminaries Paolo Coelho, Marianne Williamson and His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Knight was awarded IndieFab’s Publisher of the Year in 2015. Knight is the author of Random Acts of Kindness, The Grateful Table and Women of the Beat Generation, which won an American Book Award. Knight is Publisher at Books That Save Lives, a division of Jim Dandy Media and acquires for all genres. She teaches at the San Francisco Writers Conference and serves as President of the Women’s National Book Association, San Francisco Chapter, and resides in the SF Bay Area.

Randy Peyser sells non-fiction manuscripts in all genres and speaks nationally about how to earn book deals. She also serves as faculty for CEO Space International, where she teaches about writing book proposals. She is the author of The Write-a-Book Program; Crappy to Happy as featured in the move Eat, Pray, Love; and The Power of Miracle Thinking. Her clients’ books have appeared in Oprah, Time Magazine, the bestseller lists of the Wall Street Journal and USA Today, in airport bookstores, Office Max and FedEx stores, and on Hallmark TV. Her work is featured in: Healing the Heart of the World, The Marriage of Sex and Spirit, Secrets of Shameless Self-Promoters, and the national bestsellers, Networking Magic Guerilla Publicity and The Profit of Kindness.

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Jumpstart Your Writing: Practical and Magical Tips for Getting Words on the Page

By Debra Eckerling

Thursday, March 6
12 – 1pm / PST

Jumpstart Your Writing Lunch N Learn:

Practical and Magical Tips for Getting Words on the Page

with Laurie Sue Brockway

Has your muse gone on vacation just when you need her the most?

All writers experience dry spells and have moments where their confidence is shaken. This class offers wisdom and inspiration to get your writing projects (and career) back on track. Learn to kiss your inner critic goodbye and welcome peace of mind, as you pick up some new coping skills and creative methods for getting words onto the page.

Find out how to:

Turn on your writing faucet and get words flowing.
Invite the spirit of creativity and joy into your writing.
Discover and embrace your own personal creative process.
Confidently carve out time for productivity.
Uncover ways to dream your book into reality.
Call forth ancient muses, and your inner genie or word wizard, to help you on your journey.

About Laurie Sue Brockway

Laurie Sue Brockway is a seasoned writer of thousands of articles, 25 books, and many once-unfinished manuscripts. She developed her unique approach to tapping into creative magic after years of writing panic, fear, and frustration! Her books have been published by Penguin, Random House, Sterling, and Llewellyn. Now running her own self-publishing company, she is sharing her wisdom to help other writers. Her books include Writer’s Flow, She Who Scrivens, Goddess Seshat, Lakshmi Magic, and The Goddess Pages. She holds degrees in psychology, ministry, and public history. Find out more at www.RevLaurieSue.com.

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Passion-Project Goals Mixer

By Debra Eckerling

Thursday, February 27th
12 – 1pm PST

A FREE Virtual Event

WNBA-SF Writers’ Passion-Projects Goals Mixer

February is also known as Heart Month! It’s the perfect opportunity to share your love of reading and writing, while spending time on those passion projects that do not get nearly enough attention.

Join WNBA-San Francisco for a Passion-Project “Share & Tell” Networking Mixer on February 27th at 12pm PDT. Share what you are working on and Tell what support you need and can offer.

Also, Pitch-O-Rama is just over a month away – April 5 – so bring any POR questions for the AMA speed round.

“Goals are a team sport,” says our networking ambassador, Debra Eckerling, author of 52 Secrets for Goal-Setting and Goal-Getting.” “Let’s help each other reach the finish line.”

During this virtual mixer, everyone will have a few minutes to:

Share: Your passion project
Tell: What support you need to get it done, as well as ways you can help others in our community.

It’s a MIXER, so please share this event and bring a literary friend or two to join the virtual fun! There will be a virtual guest book so you can share your contact info too.

About Debra: Debra Eckerling is the award-winning author of Your Goal Guide: A Roadmap for Setting, Planning, and Achieving Your Goals and 52 Secrets for Goal-Setting & Goal-Getting. A goal strategist and the creator of the D*E*B METHOD® for Goal-Setting Simplified, Debra offers personal and professional planning, book proposal development, and team-building for executives, entrepreneurs, consultants, and companies. The networking ambassador for WNBA – San Francisco, Debra has spoken on stages for TEDx, Innovation Women, SCORE LA, and more. She is the founder of the Write On Online community, as well as host of the GoalChat and Taste Buds with Deb podcasts.

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Write Your Book Proposal Workshop with Randy Peyser

By Debra Eckerling

Thursday, February 13
12 – 1pm / PST

Write Your Book Proposal with Randy Peyser

Nonfiction writers: If you want to pitch your book to a literary agent or sell it to a publisher, then a book proposal is mandatory. A book proposal is a business plan in which you must prove the sale of your book in different categories. Randy Peyser has written book proposals that have garnered six-figure deals.

In this Book Proposal Workshop, she will explain what you need to include in each section, and she will share some of the ways she “tips the sale” in the favor of her authors. Come prepared to take a lot of notes because Randy is going to share how to win at the publishing game!

Her clients’ books have appeared in Oprah, Time Magazine, the bestseller lists of the Wall Street Journal and USA Today, in airport bookstores, Office Max and FedEx stores, and on Hallmark TV. Her work is featured in: Healing the Heart of the World, The Marriage of Sex and Spirit, Secrets of Shameless Self-Promoters, and the national bestsellers, Networking Magic Guerilla Publicity and The Profit of Kindness.

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A Revision Roadmap: Navigating Editorial Feedback

By Debra Eckerling

Thursday, January 16th
12 – 1pm / PST

A FREE Virtual Event

A Revision Roadmap: Navigating Editorial Feedback

An edited manuscript might have hundreds of deletions, insertions, and sidebar comments. Or an editor might write up a twenty-page editorial letter outlining specific story development questions, craft issues, and plot opportunities. This scale of feedback can get overwhelming fast!

Developmental Editor Eva Barrows and Copy Editor Lila LaBine will prepare authors to receive editorial feedback from professional editors and offer steps to translate it into polished manuscripts. This presentation will review the kinds of feedback and revision tools authors can expect from their editor for where their manuscript is in the process. Then, they’ll look at ways to receive, respond, and implement feedback to strengthen a manuscript—without the overwhelm. Lastly, Eva and Lila will talk about how to address the issues that surfaced during editing and how to tell when a manuscript is ready to publish.

Unable to attend? Register and receive the replay!

Learn more about Eva Barrows and Lila LaBine:

Eva Barrows is a developmental editor and content manager in the San Francisco Bay Area. She edits a variety of non-fiction and fiction book projects spanning self-development, memoirs, and historical fiction novels. Eva is the 2023-2025 Vice President of the California Writers Club, San Francisco Peninsula chapter and member of the Historical Novel Society and Women’s National Book Association. Eva founded Imitation Fruit Literary Journal in 2007 and holds a BA in Creative Writing from San Francisco State University. She is currently writing a historical novel set in the heyday of silent film movie-making in Niles, California.

Lila LaBine is a line and copy editor of fiction manuscripts and screenplays. She started her business, LaBine Editorial, in 2020 and since then has worked with over 30 authors and screenwriters on their women’s fiction, contemporary romance, sci-fi, low fantasy, romantasy, and screenplay projects. She finds great enjoyment in checking the details of her clients’ manuscripts, and she’s dedicated to helping all writers feel confident in their work and providing a safe space for them to get feedback and encouragement.

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2025 Writing Goals: Set Yourself Up for Success without the Stress

By Debra Eckerling

Thursday, January 23rd
4 – 5:15pm / PST

2025 Writing Goals: Set Yourself Up for Success without the Stress

To kick off the new year, Women’s National Book Association invites you to an all-chapter Goal-Setting Palooza! Debra Eckerling, author of 52 Secrets for Goal-Setting and Goal Getting and SF Chapter Networking Ambassador, will be leading a virtual goal-setting workshop.

What are your goals for 2025? Are you seeking an agent or publisher for your novel, memoir, or non-fiction book? Looking to build your author platform? Seeing inspiration for your next writing project? You’ve come to the right place.

During this session, you will discover:

How to identify your personal, professional, and writing goals for the new year
Ways to find time to work toward your goals in your already busy life
How to use networking to help you achieve your goals

Be sure to tune in live, since we will be giving away prizes including:

A ticket to pitch-o-rama
A mini- goal-coaching session with Deb
An e-copy of 52 Secrets for Goal-Setting and Goal-Getting

For 52 Secrets, Debra interviewed achievers in Biz, Tech, Food, Entertainment, and Creative realms – including Brenda Knight, WNBA-SF Chapter President and Publisher at Mango. The result: a menu of inspiration and advice designed to help busy professionals create the life they deserve and desire.

Choose yourself and your writing goals for the new year. Join us on Thursday, January 23 at 4pm PT/ 7pm ET.

Register here.

About Debra: Debra Eckerling is the award-winning author of Your Goal Guide and 52 Secrets for Goal-Setting and Goal-Getting: How to Stay Focused, Grow Your Network and Get More Done in Less Time. A goal strategist, workshop leader, and the creator of the D*E*B METHOD® for Goal-Setting Simplified, Debra works with individuals and teams on personal and professional projects, networking strategy, and book/book proposal development. The networking ambassador for WNBA – San Francisco, Debra has spoken on stages for TEDx, Innovation Women, SCORE LA, and more. She is the founder of the Write On Online community, as well as host of the GoalChat and Taste Buds with Deb podcasts.

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Gratitude and Glitz Holiday Mixer

By Debra Eckerling

Thursday, December 19th
12 – 1pm PST

A FREE Virtual Event

WNBA-SF Writers’ Gratitude & Glitz Holiday Mixer

As we head toward 2025, it’s important to celebrate the wins and blessings of the previous year.

Did you publish a book in 2024? Meet an agent or publisher at Pitch-O-Rama? Make good progress on a long-term project? Accomplish an important personal goal? Make new friends and connections?

Join WNBA-San Francisco for a Gratitude & Glitz “Share & Tell” Networking Mixer on December 19th at 12pm PDT.

Share what you are grateful for and Tell what you accomplished. Sparkle is encouraged, but not required!

“You can’t reach your goals on your own,” our networking ambassador, Debra Eckerling says. “You need your community of friends, resources, and champions.” Celebrate the new year – and its infinite possibilities – with the WNBA-SF community.

During this event, everyone will have a few minutes to:

Share: Express your gratitude
Tell: Highlight your 2024 achievements and what you plan to celebrate at the end of 2025

It’s a HOLIDAY MIXER, so bring a festive drink or snack to enjoy! Also, please share this event and bring a literary friend or two to join the virtual fun! Be sure to sign the virtual guest book and share your contact info.

About Debra: Debra Eckerling is the award-winning author of Your Goal Guide: A Roadmap for Setting, Planning, and Achieving Your Goals and 52 Secrets for Goal-Setting & Goal-Getting. A goal strategist and the creator of the D*E*B METHOD® for Goal-Setting Simplified, Debra offers personal and professional planning, content development (such as books and book proposals), and team-building for executives, entrepreneurs, consultants, and companies. The networking ambassador for WNBA – San Francisco, Debra has spoken on stages for TEDx, Innovation Women, SCORE LA, and more. She is the founder of the Write On Online community, as well as host of the GoalChat live show/podcast and Taste Buds with Deb.

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