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.




Thursday, July 29, 2010

Keep on Chuggin'

Whew! Got through the road block last night. It was a struggle for a while, but when you keep on chuggin' you finally get somewhere. The trick is not to spin your wheels. Every time you write, you just gotta make sure it adds to your story SOMEWHERE.

I found that if you get clogged at one point because for whatever reason you can't figure where to go from the point you left off, go to a point somewhere else and MAKE PROGRESS. Whether it is something that you can insert in a section you already wrote, or a place somewhere further on that you haven't reached yet, go ahead and write it if you know what's going to happen then or what should be included somewhere else.

Then when you work your way back to where you left off, you may have a better perspective of the overall plot to go ahead and proceed. I think I made it happen. So back to work and let's keep on chuggin'.
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