Summer Writing Goals Mixer
Thursday, June 26 at 12 – 1pm PDT
A FREE Virtual Event
Unable to attend? No worries. Register anyway and receive the replay!
As summer approaches, it’s the perfect time to evaluate this year’s writing progress and set your summer goals.
Join WNBA-San Francisco for a Summer Writing Goals “Share & Tell” Mixer on June 26th at 12pm PDT.
Share what you have accomplished so far this year, what you are working on, and whatever support you need.
Our networking ambassador, Debra Eckerling says: “You can’t reach your goals on your own, you need your people.”
At WNBA-SF, we are fortunate to have such a strong, supportive community.
During this event, everyone will have a few minutes to:
– Share: Your wins so far this year and your summer writing plans
– Tell: What support you need to accomplish those goals AND ways you can help others.
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.
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, as well as book proposal development, for entrepreneurs, consultants, and creatives. 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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Andy Ross opened his literary agency in January 2008. Before that, he was the owner for 30 years of the legendary Cody’s Books in Berkeley. The agency represents books in a wide range of subjects including narrative non-fiction, science, journalism, history, religion, children’s books, young adult, middle grade, literary and commercial fiction, and cooking. However, he is eager to represent projects in most genres as long as the subject or its treatment is smart, original, and will appeal to a wide readership. In non-fiction, he looks for writing with a strong voice and robust narrative arc by authors with the authority to write about their subject. For literary, commercial, and children’s fiction, he has only one requirement– simple, but ineffable–that the writing reveals the terrain of that vast and unexplored country, the human heart.
Mike Larsen is an author coach who loves helping writers reach their goals by adding value to their readers’ lives. Mike and his late wife Elizabeth Pomada worked in publishing in New York before moving to San Francisco in 1970 and starting Larsen-Pomada Literary Agents in 1972. They were charter members of the Association of Authors Representatives, and sold hundreds of books to more than 100 publishers and imprints, before they stopped seeking new clients.
Moderator Debra Eckerling, WNBA-SF’s networking ambassador, is an award winning author and podcaster. A goal strategist and the creator of the D*E*B METHOD® for Goal-Setting Simplified, Debra offers personal and professional planning, 
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