The call was proof to Kiraly that he had what it took to be an author.
“I had felt that I had talent, but I was afraid it was not enough,” Kiraly said. “I was the kind of kid that teachers always said ‘if he would just apply himself.’ I was not sure I was ever going to apply myself enough.
“The best feeling was that I was producing something I was proud of — I feel that way about my first three books.”
Kiraly’s personal favorites are “Big Babies” and “Diminished Capacity.” For his mother-in-law, Laguna Concert Band founder Carol Reynolds, it’s Dim Cap all the way.
“Diminished Capacity” was a labor of love that could have died unborn.
“We couldn’t find a publisher and I asked him to finish the book just for me,” Patti Jo said.
“And I love the movie. He fought for every line.”
It was a fight worth winning.
Movie-goers included Mayor Pro Tem Cheryl Kinsman, Planning Commissioner Anne Johnson, former Mayor Kathleen Blackburn, Peggy Ford, among those who attended the installation of Laguna Beach County Water District GM Renae Hinchey as the president of the Woman’s Club of Laguna Beach, earlier in the day.
Also in the audience: Councilwoman Elizabeth Pearson, Andy and City Clerk Martha Anderson, Duane and Darcy Bickel, Bob and Laguna Beach Scholarship Foundation President Marge Earl, Magda Herlicska, Nancy and Howard Pink, Kristine Thalman, Julita Jones, Patricia Whiteside, Katy Moss, Pat Turnier, Jim Foster, Ara Hovanesian, Carol Weider, and Dee Koski.
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