: 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

Give it to a beta reader, or a group of beta readers, and ask them questions afterward.

I've never read as a beta reader (nor given my work to beta readers), but I'm given to understand that it's a pretty common practice. I don't know how those things are usually done, but I don't see why you can't give the beta reader(s) a form with space for general feedback, and also include a few targeted questions like "Did you find the twist surprising?," among other questions.

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