Or a very oblivious audience. The problem is that the only the story will work is if the Main Character gets a total brain blackout, not just once but for something like ten pages...
the Main Character gets a total brain blackout, not just once but for something like ten pages...
Hmm... Bad case of falling in love/lust. Nervousness around difficult boss. Blind spot is linked to some past trauma character can't remember. Or if all else fails, a mysterious brain-eating virus? Actually what often works is to acknowledge how silly it was for MC to forget whatever it is, so that alert readers can feel all smug, then swiftly move on.
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on 2015-06-30 10:36 am (UTC)no subject
on 2015-06-30 01:41 pm (UTC)Hmm... Bad case of falling in love/lust. Nervousness around difficult boss. Blind spot is linked to some past trauma character can't remember. Or if all else fails, a mysterious brain-eating virus? Actually what often works is to acknowledge how silly it was for MC to forget whatever it is, so that alert readers can feel all smug, then swiftly move on.