Will iconic images recorded in the grooves of an ancient vase unite the Holy Land or rip it further apart?

THE VASE

A novel by Mark M. DeRobertis

Muhsin Muhabi is a Palestinian potter, descended from a long line of potters. His business is run from the same shop owned by his ancestors since the day his forebears moved to Nazareth. The region's conflict saw the death of his oldest son, and rogue terrorists are in the process of recruiting his youngest in their plot to assassinate the Pope and Israeli prime minister.

Professor Hiram Weiss is an art historian at Nazareth’s Bethel University. He is also a Shin Bet operative on special assignment. With the help of fellow agent, Captain Benny Mathias, he plans to destroy the gang responsible for the death of his wife and only child. He puts a bomb in the ancient vase he takes on loan from Muhsin’s Pottery Shop.

Mary Levin, the charming assistant to the director of Shin Bet, has lost a husband and most of her extended family to recurring wars and never-ending terrorism. She dedicates her life to the preservation of Israel, but to whom will she dedicate her heart? The brilliant professor from Bethel University? Or the gallant captain who now leads Kidon?

Harvey Holmes, the Sherlock of Haunted Houses, is a Hollywood TV host whose reality show just flopped. When a Lebanese restaurant owner requests his ghost-hunting services, he believes the opportunity will resurrect his career. All he has to do is exorcise the ghosts that are haunting the restaurant. It happens to be located right across the street from Muhsin’s Pottery Shop.




Wednesday, April 13, 2011

It'll be a slow month!

So THE VASE is on exclusive submission, and that’s a great thing because it means it has a real chance. But these next four weeks are going to move very slowly, I just know it. Just think if it was 90 days, oh man. I’ll tell you what: I better not read it again during this time. I don’t want to even open the file. If I do, I’m bound to find something I want to change, and I’ve already done that since I submitted to this latest publisher.

I’m pretty excited about this submission for obvious reasons, but I can’t keep sending new drafts over and over again. They might think I’m some kind of overzealous and nerve-wracked writer. And there is no way I want to make a bad impression during this very important period. So I will let it sit and hope for the best. As for who is the publisher, well, I don’t want to jinx my manuscript any more than I think it already is, so I won’t divulge the publisher’s name until I get a positive response. I’ll leave it at this: It’s a publisher with whom I would be very happy.

In the meantime, I will get back to work on KILLER EYES. Don’t forget, I still have high hopes for my KILLER OF KILLERS series, and once I get THE VASE launched, I’ll be able to focus on that. Well… we’ll see what happens. Darn… this is going to be tough.
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2 comments:

  1. Sheila CullApril 13, 2011 at 5:41 AM

    Good Luck! And stay in touch with me, another overzealous writer!

    Sheila Cull

    http://sheila-cull.blogspot.com

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  2. Mr. DApril 13, 2011 at 11:58 AM

    Thank you, Sheila!

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