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.




Monday, January 31, 2011

Revisions Again!

Once again, revisions, revisions, revisions. I really thought I had nailed THE VASE when I began submitting it to publishers. Now, on the verge of receiving professional edits, I decided to go through it again, from start to finish over the weekend, and I have made a lot more revisions than I thought I would have. Mostly words and sentences, but one or two paragraphs had to be completely revamped, to both sound better, and make better sense. I'm on page 223 out of 323 pages. So a hundred pages to go, and then the real editing begins!
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  1. Ricky BushFebruary 4, 2011 at 6:57 AM

    You are wise to revise, revise. By the time your editor works with you through two or three different edits, you will be able to recite those 300 plus pages in your sleep. Then you can sleep...until the senior editors take a long look at the finished manuscript. Nice site.

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  2. Mr. DFebruary 4, 2011 at 5:10 PM

    I can already recite them in my sleep...almost.
    But thanks!

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