WRITING OBSTACLE
Write a first person narrative from a character who has lost, or struggles with, their memory.
Protagonists who have lost their memories are often hard to characterise because they lack backstory and long-term links with other characters. Think about elements of their personality, speech, and behaviour that you can use instead of backstory to build and develop them.
Dementia
Why don’t I remember things?
So many memories
Gone
Gone
Gone
I remember my childhood
I remember the military
But recent memories?
Nope
Gone
Disappeared out of nowhere
I can’t seem to talk normally
The words get lost in my mind
And
I’m angry
I’m paranoid
But no one seems to know why
They look at me as if I’m crazy
But don’t they realize?
My memory
Is
_Poof_
Gone
Gone
Gone
And I have no idea why
