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 31, 2011

Writing For Yourself?

So why do people write? A lot of people say they write for themselves. But really? Why? Because they enjoy it? I suppose that could be the case, but speaking for myself, I'm not so sure I write for myself. I actually want people to read what I write. Otherwise, why write?

I suppose one could say one writes because it's fun. But so are a lot of things. So why do people write? Besides the fun, it's a form of being an entertainer. Stories or books, should be entertaining. Thrillers should thrill people, mysteries and romance should be such that one is entertained by them.

I guess it's not so different than the other things I've done, like artwork, music, and even athletic endeavors. They all entertain people. So, yeah, writers are entertainers. Just behind the scene type of entertainers. That's all.
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