I would like to welcome Sejal Badani to Books R Us. Sejal is the author of the The Sun's Shadow. The author has provided me with a guest post just for my readers. Check back tomorrow for my review of the Audiobook and enter the giveaway below.
Book Details:
Category: Adult Fiction (18+), 333 pages
Genre: Literary
Publisher: Lake Union
Release date: January 28, 2025
“A captivating story… richly woven narrative with vivid characters. A perfect story."
Celine’s life is spiraling out of control. She’s in danger of losing the beloved equestrian farm that was her childhood home. Her distant husband, Eric, is devoting a suspicious amount of time to a stunning new colleague. Then her young son, Brian, receives a devastating cancer diagnosis. How much worse can things get?
Felicity has uprooted her career and her teenage son, Justin, to get closer to Eric. She’s tired of keeping his secrets―that Eric’s frequent “business trips” have been spent playing family with them. Felicity is determined to get her happily ever after, even if it means confronting Celine at a delicate time.
But when Brian’s prognosis worsens, and a transplant from Justin becomes his best chance at survival, Felicity must make a wrenching decision about her son’s well-being―and Celine must accept that the “other woman” is her only hope. In another life Celine and Felicity might have been friends. Can they put aside the pain between them to do what’s best for their families―and their own futures?
Do you battle writer's block? How do you work through that?
Writer’s block is a tough one—and believe me, every writer faces it. If you ever find someone who claims they don’t, please ask them for their secret. Inspiration comes in waves. Sometimes it strikes in the middle of a workday, and other times it jolts me awake at 3 a.m. with a rush of ideas I can barely keep up with. The truth is, I have very little control over when inspiration arrives. And on some days, it doesn’t come at all. My mind feels like a blank page, and I’m stuck—pen in hand, but no words to write.
When that happens, I take it as a sign to pause and realign. I stop what I’m doing, close my eyes, and take a deep breath. I imagine myself bathed in white light, reconnecting with my center. More often than not, it’s life that’s blocking us—stress, distractions, or simply being too caught up in everything else. When that happens, the characters go silent. But when we return to stillness and breathe deeply, we create space for the muse to find us again. Inspiration needs serenity to bloom.
To those who aren’t writers, I know this might sound strange. Characters speaking to you? But they do. Think back to when you were a child, making up stories while playing with your toys. You knew exactly what they’d say, where they’d go, and what adventures they’d embark on. That kind of imagination flowed effortlessly because your mind was open—free from pressure or self-doubt.
As professional writers, we have to return to that place. Stay open. Let the words come. And when they don’t, don’t panic. Most of the time, it just means you’re overthinking. Even if the ideas seem “bad,” write them anyway. Invite that playful, curious child back into your creative process—and let them lead the way. And if all else fails, chocolate helps too.
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Sejal Badani is the Amazon Charts, USA Today, Washington Post, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Storyteller’s Secret and Trail of Broken Wings. She is also a Goodreads Best Fiction award and ABC/Disney Writing Fellowship finalist whose work has been published in over fifteen languages.
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