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, August 11, 2010

Sideways

Just got the eighth song up on the Lyrics page. Plus I figured out how to put better images in there. (Yeah, I'm still a novice at this, but who will show me? My wife is a Dental Assistant. She expects me to show her.)

Anyway, for those who have time to check out my lyrics to Rockin' the Afterlife, I added some customized images above the words, instead of my eyes that were there before.

It's all just an excuse to break from my WIP which I am really down on right now. I might have to start over...almost from scratch...I changed so much from the outline, that now I wish I never did an outline.

I thought that writing my third novel would be a lot easier than the first two. Guess what. It isn't. It's harder. Now there's a WTF moment. A real one. Damn.
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3 comments:

  1. Terry StonecropAugust 11, 2010 at 4:13 PM

    Cool new images! And I'm loving your lyrics!

    I know what you mean about trying to figure out blogs. I'm learning, too. My husband's the smart one, but I hate to keep asking him for help. He has enough to do.

    Sometimes you need a break from your WIP. I think our minds still work on them, like subconsiously sorting things out, or something.

    I have a lot of WTF moments too. :D

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  2. Mr. DAugust 11, 2010 at 5:16 PM

    Thanks so much for the encouragement and for the kind words. It really is appreciated. I hope to put the music in there someday. I plan on it, anyway. Right now, I'm still crawling along. And hey, your blog is light years ahead of mine. It looks terrific.

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  3. Terry StonecropAugust 12, 2010 at 3:00 PM

    Thanks! I insert a lot of pix in the posts to dress it up. It's much harder to do what you're doing with the page art at the top.

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