Stress Reader asked this question about A Desert of Bleeding Sand (A Desert of Bleeding Sand #1):
Did you plan to do rivals to lovers from the beginning, or did the characters naturally fall into it?
Lucia Damisa Hiii! Absolutely. The rivals to lovers aspect was the first thing I had before the rest of the plot came to me. I had just found out about the trope, …moreHiii! Absolutely. The rivals to lovers aspect was the first thing I had before the rest of the plot came to me. I had just found out about the trope, after only knowing of enemies to lovers. I loved the competition and sabotage and distrust that came with it. I wanted to explore that, and for a while I didn’t have a world or story to put the characters in so it just sat with me. Eventually, the inspiration for the rest of the book came and I finally had where to place my rivals!

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