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ripples

Apr 09, 2006 14:19

One of my dad's former students and a family friend is Marti Leimbach. She has been a successful novelist since the MFA program, with one of those kaboom debuts. Her first novel was Dying Young, which was not only a very good book but was made into a movie, causing fame and money, etc. (The book is way better than the movie for anyone who only ( Read more... )

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ahhhlisaaah April 9 2006, 22:57:25 UTC

...it would be wonderful to know you live on in the creativity and work of someone else. I would assume most of us hope that we'll be remembered in some way after our bodies have timed out. Not only would your dad be thrilled by this, but also by his son enjoying it as well.

substitute April 9 2006, 23:27:38 UTC

Yeah. Dad scored two ways, in that his own books are out there and his students' success also.

eris_devotee April 10 2006, 00:13:38 UTC

May I ask -- what is your dad's name? You've mentioned him and his writing and teaching and I was just wondering, maybe, if I'd read him.

From Marti Leimbach (former student of MacDonald Harris) anonymous April 16 2006, 21:03:14 UTC

Hi you! Indeed, your Dad was fabulous to me from the moment I stepped onto UCI soil. A real believer in my work, he made me feel like I could accomplish anything at all, and became a great friend. I learned a tremendous amount from him and he was immensely generous with his time and publishing contacts. I teach now at Oxford and I give my fiction writers as much encouragement and help as I can just as he did for me. One of my books, which is not yet published in this country (I've been offered for it but I want to revise it, etc, etc) is dedicated to him ( ... )