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Q&A How often should I remind my readers of the setting?

My story takes place in a city during a hard winter: streets are covered with snow, the wind is blowing, the river is frozen. I describe all the setting in the very first scene. My character leaves...

3 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by vojta‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T09:06:28Z (over 4 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/36898
License name: CC BY-SA 3.0
License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision by user avatar vojta‭ · 2019-12-08T09:06:28Z (over 4 years ago)
My story takes place in a city during a hard winter: streets are covered with snow, the wind is blowing, the river is frozen. I describe all the setting in the very first scene. My character leaves his coat behind in a closed pub and later suffers from cold in the streets on his way home.

How many pages could a reader remember it is winter? Should I remind him of the setting each time my character leaves his appartment?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2018-06-13T11:40:47Z (almost 6 years ago)
Original score: 40