Telling Stories with Matthew Dicks, Writer and GrandSlam Champion on The Moth
How Matt got into writing and storytelling in high school (1:40) Storytelling as means of self-exploration and meaning (10:30) Matt’s process in crafting a story to tell (16:35) “What is a story?” (17:15) Workshop: Matt crafts a story for us in real-time (26:50) Contrast makes things interesting (42:00) Scenes: placing stories in physical locations, avoiding exposition (46:39) “Where do you think we go after we die?” (67:00) Find Matt's books, podcasts, and everything else at matthewdicks.com Find Matt's book on storytelling, "Storyworthy" at http://www.matthewdicks.com/storyworthy Find more of Mark Dragicevic's music (composed one of the interlude songs) at https://soundcloud.com/cactusbloom And thanks to Tape Works in Hartford, CT for the recording space and sound engineering help: https://www.tapeworksinc.com/