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Q&A Should I specify the time/date at the beginning of a scene?

Example: That's when the thought hit me: I had to find out. I had to solve this mystery. And so, I decided to call off my suicide plan. At least for the time being. (Next chapt...

2 answers  ·  posted 9y ago by Alexandro Chen‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T03:42:44Z (over 4 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/12726
License name: CC BY-SA 3.0
License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision by user avatar Alexandro Chen‭ · 2019-12-08T03:42:44Z (over 4 years ago)
Example:

> That's when the thought hit me: I had to find out. I had to solve this mystery.
> 
> And so, I decided to call off my suicide plan.
> 
> At least for the time being.
> 
> (Next chapter)
> 
> **The first place I decided to visit was the Forensics Department / I decided to visit the Forensics Department in February, as soon as the semester began...**

Or:

> Destiny, however, had another plan for me.
> 
> The gods would hear my plea and send the help that I'd been waiting for all along. The help that would revive the flame that almost died inside me.
> 
> (Next chapter)
> 
> **My morning classes had just ended, and I was eating at the university's cafeteria / Two days had passed after the incident in the Forensics Department. My morning classes had just ended and I was eating at the university's cafeteria...**

I worry that, if I don't specify the day/date, the reader will wonder, "OK, how, is this a day or a year after the previous chapter?" On the other hand, the 'dateless" version seems to flow better. So I'm confused about which one to use.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2014-08-27T15:48:16Z (over 9 years ago)
Original score: 4