Carlsbad teen author publishes 11 books during pandemic

CARLSBAD, Calif. — A Carlsbad teenager has big dreams of becoming a best-selling author, and she's well on her way to achieving her goal.

"My favorite genre, especially when I was little, was science-fiction," said 14-year-old Shanti Hershenson."I find it really interesting to kind of explore this new world and experience these new things," said Hershenson.Last August, she published her first novel, Biome Lock, a dystopian thriller about teenagers fighting for survival after an alien invasion.

"The first draft was so long. 800 pages, 250,000 words, and had to be split into three parts," said Hershenson.Hershenson says some of her stories are written from personal experiences. Her poetry book You Won't Know Her Name is about bullying and other trauma she and her twin sister Sage have endured.This past weekend, Shanti achieved one of her goals with a book signing of her latest novel Neverdying.It's the first of many for this young author because her story is just getting started.

"I want to be a famous author. That would be so cool to have like movies made. I already have the fan cast all written out," said Hershenson.You can also go to shantihershenson.com or Amazon.

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