Kathryn Graven, author of “Memoirs of a Mask Maker” did not disappoint with her talk today. She deftly combined the heart of her grandmother Helen’s story with the professional craft of storytelling.
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Kathryn was kind enough to share the structure of her talk ahead of time in a form that elegantly fell into a letter to all of us as a community. You won’t want to miss this. As a nod to our Projectkin community, it even includes one of her grandmother Helen’s recipes, a cucumber salad.
During her talk, Kathryn referenced a number of resources you may find helpful:
“Widows of Malabar Hill,” by Sujata Massey
“Knowing What We Know,” by Simon Winchester
harpercollins.com/products/knowing-what-we-know-simon-winchester
“Julie & Julia,” 2009 film IMDB link
“The Anatomy of a Premise,” by Jeff Lyons
To learn more about Kathryn, her first book, and other creative work, please visit:
Note: The conversation triggered all kinds of interesting discussions we’ll carry into other elements of our
, including…Ideas for a future event on getting private, self-published books printed. Learn more about this in upcoming events at Projectkin.org/events
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