Going North Podcast

"When I got my initial edits for my first book, my ego was so hurt. I thought it was great, but the editor tore it up. She was right, but I put it away for about four months because I couldn’t look at it…that setback taught me not to take edits personally and to keep moving forward." – Amani Roberts Today’s featured USA Today’s best-selling bookcaster is a DJ, historian, award-winning music professor, internationally renowned professional speaker, and Champion of R&B, Amani Roberts. Amani and I had a fun on a bun chat about his book, “The Quiet Storm: A Historical and Cultural Analysis of the Power, Passion, and Pain of R&B Groups”, his journey from hospitality to music, advice for aspiring creatives, and more!!Key Things You’ll Learn:How Amani’s DJ experience inspired his first book and influenced his writing processSome surprising R&B facts that Amani found during the research process for his book, “The Quiet Storm”What big setback led Amani to create more successWhat the process was like for ge