Authors Supporting Authors: Claire Muller

What is your name?  
Claire Muller

Where are you from?  
My home, with my husband Tom and dogs, etc, is  in Central Kentucky- a grand place to live!

What genre are you in?
Memoir

Please list your books and the year of publication.
My first and only (so far) book, ‘Signing to the Angels’ . Published December, 2014

Why are you an Author?  
It was not a childhood dream. That would have been beyond my dreams, because from the time I could read, books have been my refuge, my inspiration and so much happiness to me. To think I would one day attach ‘Author’ to my life, was-and is- joy to me! To see my book in the public library is inexpressible. But writing became a need! When I have to write, there is no stopping it until it is done.

What inspires you?
God. God inspires my morning thoughts, my wonder of the world, the terms of my relationships. He makes me want to reflect him in any way I can. He makes me want to show facets of him through words.

Where and what times during the day do you work best? 
My best thought-time is right after my morning bible study, when I’m in the most reflective mood. I obviously write often in pajamas!

Who is your target audience?
For ‘Signing to the Angels’ I would love to reach parents. Every child is vulnerable, and unique, and this book addresses not only those with a handicap or two, but also how we look at our lives, where we focus our attention, what we value above all else. Whether we are asked to change from the inside out, or just need to re-evaluate our vision in day-to-day priorities, this book may help.

How do you want your readers to feel as they read your book?
I hope a box of tissues is not the only thing needed while reading my book! I hope the humor comes through and there is laughter, too. I write with prose, interspersed often with poetic flow. It makes the reading more fun, I think…. more thoughtful, I hope… more memorable, I believe.

What is one piece of advice you would give aspiring authors?
The writing was harder than I thought. It requires a lot of time and reveals yourself to the world. That is also hard.  This is a memoir, but I know that when I read a novel, I still learn much about the author. Maybe I would say that it could be some of your best writing, to let yourself be yourself.

Share one thing about yourself that you would like readers to know.
I have the scattered mind of an artist. Five minutes with me would show you that, without explanation. My art is as fluid as my mind, and I love and combine words, poetry, languages, and all types of art at all points. What will I work on next? Who knows!?

I have a web site: http://clairemuller.webs.com   Come read my blogs!

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Blurb

      ‘This is a memoir of the life of a deaf/blind child, born into a sighted and hearing world and quietly taking it by storm. It is a rhythm of life itself - chaotic and peaceful, joyous and grieving, thoughtful and spontaneous.  It is the summary of a child who came to teach instead of learn, and how the lessons of patience and frustration, hope and despair come together to bring about the most worthwhile changes.

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Excerpt

How can I not live my life for the joy of it, after knowing you?

I jump from an airplane, unafraid and joyful, taking you with me in my heart.

     I wish you could be here, Principessa - you would love this.

What has changed in my life because of having you in it, Shelly Bean?

    It is watching you patiently endure the days before and behind, by living in the very moment you have right then.

       How can I not endure, after seeing you so long-suffering?

How do I complain for the trials of my life, when yours is so short and hard?

I never lived with a gut that hurt, day after day. I never lived without choices of great and small magnitude. I never lived without the pleasure of food, or art, or literature. I never lived without easy conversation, small confidences with a friend, shared secrets. I never lived without methods to convey my pain or my wants …

     I never lived a life silent and dark.

             But Shelly Bean …

                  Until I knew how you lived,

                         I never really lived.

Amazon Buy Link:  http://www.amazon.com/Signing-Angels-Clair-Muller/dp/0692328157/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1424182813&sr=1-1