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, March 24, 2011

Editing Necessities

No doubting the necessity of having an editor. I might have believed my manuscript, THE VASE, was ready for publication after my own multiple revisions. But after the editing job it has undergone, I realize it was not ready. Even now, after a first round of editing, it’s probably not ready, although it’s a lot closer to being ready.

Ti sent me the final chapters yesterday, and she said that the manuscript is very close. She said that it will probably be ready to be sent to the senior editing staff after only one more round. That makes me feel great, because I understood the first editor made three passes. Well, it’s not time to pat myself on the back yet. Let’s see what happens during this second round, and then we’ve yet to see what the bigwigs have to say!
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