Debra Eckerling is the author of "Your Goal Guide: A Roadmap for Setting, Planning and Achieving Your Goals" (Mango Publishing, January 2020), as well as the self-published "Write On Blogging: 51 Tips to Plan, Write & Promote Your Blog" and "Purple Pencil Adventures: Writing Prompts for Kids of All Ages."

A project catalyst and communications specialist, Debra works with individuals and businesses to set goals and manage their projects through one-on one coaching, workshops, and online support. Debra is the founder of Write On Online, a live and online community for writers, creatives, and entrepreneurs, and host of the #GoalChat Twitter Chat and the Guided Goals Podcast.

After years of working, adapting, and polishing her goal-setting and productivity techniques, she put them into a simplified process, called The D*E*B Method. DEB stands for Determine Your Mission, Explore Your Options, Brainstorm Your Path. Learn more about The D*E*B Method in "Your Goal Guide," coming soon from Mango Publishing.

Debra has written for national, local, trade, and online publications, and worked in publishing, education, financial services, social media, and technology. Debra speaks on the subject of writing, networking, goal-setting, and social media. She is co-producer of #140conf, and hosts a monthly hangout for writers, artists, and entrepreneurs in Los Angeles, California.