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Q&A Too soon for a plot twist?

In my story, I will have a hero begin a journey. It will be the underdog story as well as good-vs-evil story. Think Frodo vs Sauron for massive oversimplification. Except in my story the hero becom...

7 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by AGirlHasNoName‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

Question plot twist
#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T11:13:14Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/43167
License name: CC BY-SA 3.0
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar AGirlHasNoName‭ · 2019-12-08T11:13:14Z (almost 5 years ago)
In my story, I will have a [hero](https://writing.stackexchange.com/q/43061/30375) begin a journey. It will be the underdog story as well as good-vs-evil story. Think Frodo vs Sauron for massive oversimplification. Except in my story the hero becomes corrupt. The hero wins. The hero becomes the villain of the next story. And this all happens fairly early. Approximately one-third of the way through the story.

Then the new hero has to overcome the old. They have a journey that parallels the villains journey only they retain their humanity. The second journey needs to take at least as long as the first and I want to develop that journey equally (if not more.)

Should the twist be left out? Make it clear from the beginning that the first hero is going to be the villain? **Is it too soon in the tale for a reveal?**

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-03-08T04:10:18Z (over 5 years ago)
Original score: 18