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Telling Stories with Matthew Dicks, Writer and GrandSlam Champion on The Moth

The Mechanics of Storytelling by Ezra Justin Lee

Feb 11, 202001:11:26TV & Film

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...

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Telling Stories with Matthew Dicks, Writer and GrandSlam Champion on The Moth is an episode from The Mechanics of Storytelling by Ezra Justin Lee. How Matt got into writing and storytelling in high school (1:40) Storytelling as means of sel...

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Published Feb 11, 2020, 01:11:26 long, audio available.

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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 Find more of Mark Dragicevic's music (composed one of the interlude songs) at And thanks to Tape Works in Hartford, CT for the recording space and sound engineering help:

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Published Feb 11, 2020 and 01:11:26 long