The Bible and Good Versus Evil

I have read the whole Bible from the Old Testament to the New Testament. Reading the King James Edition of The Bible, I made it a point to read just a little a day. It is tougher to read than other versions. I have been told that all stories derive from The Bible, as it is the origin story for Good versus Evil. What I took out of reading it is that it is a story about the human condition. Reading it as an adult really put certain lessons from it in perspective.

When I first started writing stories, I created protagonists who were blank canvases. They had little personality, and my work suffered because of it. They were absent of the human condition and just went with the flow without the audience knowing how they felt or reacted to certain situations. As I got older and started to learn more about writing and stories, I made it a point to let the audience know exactly what they were feeling at any given time. It opened my stories to audiences much more.

The Mustard Prince in the Condiment Kingdom originally did not have a villain. It was just a collection of short adventures featuring The Mustard Prince and his companions. Eventually, I created a villain, Marinara, organically. He just had to be in the story, and I suppose it was to have that opposite component to The Mustard Prince, who is generally a good, earnest individual. It goes without saying, but having that polar opposite from the protagonist adds so much more to the story.