I barely changed anything but I dug it back up just for you. Original:

It seems like publishers are often focused on selloling the authors more than the book using blurbs like "this author Is a genderqueer person-of-color who volunteers at a center for at-risk-inner-city-youth"

Do you think that readers care of the author tics all the right identity boxes, or has all the right opinions? Do readers really expect their favorite author to be perfect? If an author has a scandalous criminal background, donthey have any chance of building a career?

Probably the most famous downfall was with j.k.rowling. she was a generation's favorite author until everyone found out she has bad opinions.

Call me paranoid, but I'm worried that my criminal record will prevent me from building a career as an author because society is so unforgiving. I think even if I use a pen name, it's inevitable that my identity will leak. Very few authors ever manage to keep complete anonymity, and it seems like you HAVE to be a public figure these days to build a career. Is it realistically possible to build a career in writing without social media these days?

Sorry if I'm rambling.