Breaking Promises: David's Trouble

(published from previous blog, posted Aug.. 2015)

It finally happened. I put a character into a such a stressful situation, I had to get up and walk away from the computer.

Poor David.

And it was all Jackson’s fault, sort of.

I love writing. I love the craft of creating the characters, giving them their own little strengths and weaknesses, putting them into situations they can’t seem to find any way out of.

David is certainly in a pickle not too far into Breaking Promises.

Quaker Meeting House

Jackson curled his fingers around Annie’s elbow. The familiarity jolted David’s gut. What was going on with the two of them? Surely she hadn’t traded him for Jackson.

“I came to check on you,” his cousin said. “You’ve been gone quite a while.”

“I needed some fresh air,” she whispered.

“If you’re feeling ill, we can leave early.”

David’s blood boiled. “I can take her home just as well as you.”

“Ah, now, Davy,” Jackson smiled. “I walk Annie home every first day.”

David slid his gaze to Annie’s face. Nothing.

Geesh, he hated when she did that.

Jackson tipped the rounded front of his new black tricorn. “See you at dinner.”

“Dinner?” David roared.

The smile oozed onto Jackson’s face. “I eat at Cayle Farms every first day after the weekly before taking Annie back to work.”

Yep, David’s trouble is only beginning.

And I can’t wait.

About Donna

Donna Hechler Porter has always had stories in her head. When they were not swirling and gnawing, she had her head in a history book - both fiction and non-fiction. Now, she puts her love of old things, including her genealogy, to good use by writing both genealogy books and novels. She has published five historical novels, several of which have won awards, four genealogy books on her family history, and several smallish books including a book on the 1778 Big Siege of Fort Boonesborough and a book with tips and tricks for bringing history to life for young people. A graduate of Texas A & M University, she currently teaches middle school English and literature at a small private school east of Houston and runs a private tutoring business. She stops for all garage sales and to collect treasures from the side of the road. She dreams of life in a log cabin in the woods, even as she is addicted to antique and thrift shopping.

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