# Share scars, not wounds Matthew Dicks, Grand Slam winner of The Moth, says about storytelling, "We tell our stories from our scars, not our wounds. So you have to be at a point where you can speak of it in a way that we can now apply craft to it."[^1] If you're sharing about a traumatic event too soon, it may not always go well.[^2] Trying to write about something too soon can cause problems.[^3] We need time and space to reflect first. Though songwriting can be a cathartic tool for processing complex emotions, I often find that if I haven't had some removal from the event, the desire to write a "good" song creates additional pressure and stress on the event. So [[It is okay to not be ready to write about something]]. [^1]: [Cracking the Code of Great Storytelling \| Matthew Dicks \| Vodcast Ep. #1 - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d90tG7RDxsM&t=1234s) [^2]: [The truth about sharing your pain ( timing matters ) - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/shorts/qTKkkMZ1NVw) [^3]: [Have You Considered Not Writing? - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXi4ds2tm98)