A perspective on the process, craft, and rhythm of writing
David shares his process of writing Step It Up & Go and the way that procrastination was both an art form and the literary equivalent of ditch digging as he worked to make sections of the book solid. David also shares his experiences exploring North Carolina as a place with a rich music history and about his ambitious archive deep dive project.
About the speaker
David Menconi is a journalist in Raleigh, North Carolina, where he was 2019 Piedmont Laureate. He spent 34 years writing for daily newspapers, 28 of them at the Raleigh News & Observer. He holds a Master’s in journalism from the University of Texas and an English Bachelor of Arts from Southwestern University. He has written for Billboard, Rolling Stone, New York Times and Spin while publishing four books, most recently “Step It Up and Go: The Story of North Carolina Popular Music, from Blind Boy Fuller and Doc Watson to Nina Simone and Superchunk” (2020, University of North Carolina Press).
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