Debra Eckerling

Debra Eckerling is an award-winning author and podcaster, speaker, and book proposal strategist. She's on a mission to help people turn their ideas and expertise into action. She is the creator of The DEB Method® for goal-setting simplified. DEB stands for Determine Your Mission, Explore Your Options, Brainstorm Your Path.

Debra is the author of "52 Secrets for Goal-Setting and Goal-Getting" and "Your Goal Guide: A Roadmap for Setting, Planning and Achieving Your Goals" (Independent Publisher Book Awards Silver Medalist, Self Help 2021). She is also the co-author of "Active Grandparenting 101" (Skyhorse Publishing, 2026), where she teamed up with her friend Kristen Coffield, pioneer of the Active Grandparenting™ movement.

Known as The Book Proposal Expert, Debra works with thought leaders to turn their expertise, experience, and ideas into book proposals that noticed by agents and publishers. She is the host of The Book Proposal Podcast, where she answers questions about proposals, publishing, submissions, platform, and the author life.

Debra is also the host of "GoalChat" and the award-winning "Taste Buds with Deb" podcast. She has spoken on stages for TEDx, Innovation Women, Writer’s Digest, Women’s National Book Association, VON, Agorapulse, TechMunch, the California Creative Writers Conference, the LA County Bar Association Lawyer Well-Being Project, and more.