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Sep
Ah, cancel culture. The modern audience haunting the dreams of writers everywhere. Once upon a time, an author's greatest concern was whether their book would make it onto the bestseller list or if a few grumpy critics would put them in the book review section. Now, however, there’s a new, infinitely more terrifying question keeping writers up at night: “Will I get canceled?” And if so, “Will I get canceled before or after I finish my next novel?” Cancel culture—this phenomenon where an individual is publicly shamed and ostracized for offensive or controversial opinions, behaviors, or works—seems to have set…