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Lauren Roberts was once a teen creator on BookTok, but now, she's the bestselling author of the Powerless romantasy book series

The 22-year-old writer, whose new novella Fearful is out Sept. 2, speaks with PEOPLE about her career, Powerless ' upcoming screen adaptation and taking her writing in a new direction

“It's never been so accessible to be published and follow your dreams, in any criteria,” Roberts says

Lauren Roberts always loved to write, but when she first launched her BookTok account at age 16, she didn’t expect it to help her land a book deal.

Roberts, who was raised in Michigan, was an avid reader growing up, but fell out of the habit as she got older. It wasn’t until she was 17, and found a subgenre of fantasy books that featured romance (known as

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