: Re: How to know if your own story is surprising? After much world building I begin to feel the need to write short stories set in my world. In other people's fantasy novels I particularly enjoy

@Yeniel532

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Pestering friends or colleagues is the only way to know whether something in a story of yours will work, or, as in you case, is surprising enough.

If you think you're annoying your friends too much, maybe it's time you joined a writers group (real life or online) where nobody knows you. Those can be the best critics, since friends will (sometimes) tend to lighten the tone of the review.

As the writer, you'll likely not get surprised at all, unless you leave the story to rest for some months, write other things, and them re-read it. If you give the story enough time, you might also be surprised, but there's nothing better than having other people read your story.

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