Setting the scene for your reader is critical. After all, as readers, we want to know what’s what when a scene opens.
And yes, this means setting the scene with every opening. If this is missing, you run the risk of your reader jumping out of the story in order to figure things out. Keep your reader engaged!
When any scene in your story opens, the reader wants to know three key things.
- Whose point of view are we in?
- What point in time is it?
- Where are we?