Politics
LatestThe Ethics of Writing About Trump’s Ethics
Jan 31, 2023 | Politics, Professional Writing, Writing
Donald J. Trump became a “thing” in 2016 when he canon-balled into the pool of presidential...
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The Ethics of Writing About NATO
Aug 2, 2022 | Politics, Professional Writing, Writing
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Nonfiction
LatestThe Ethics of Writing Longform Nonfiction Storytelling
Mar 7, 2023 | Nonfiction, Professional Writing, Writing
Wait a minute—hold the phone—what are you writing, anyhow? Longform is writing book length....
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The Ethics of Writing True Crime
Dec 2, 2020 | Nonfiction
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Journalism
LatestThe Ethics of Writing Political Op-Eds
Nov 25, 2020 | Journalism, Politics
The first op-eds in the US popped up in 1970.[1] They are neither opinion nor editorial. They are...
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The Ethics of Writing Politically Correct
Jul 10, 2020 | Journalism, Writing
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The Ethics of Writing Accusations and Allegations
Jun 1, 2020 | Journalism
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What Are the Ethics of Writing Obituaries?
Feb 7, 2019 | Journalism
Novels
LatestThe Ethics of Writing Novels about True Events
Jul 7, 2020 | Novels
The ethics of writing novels about true events is a subject I’ve touched on in previous blogs.[1]...
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The Ethics of Writing Science Fiction
Mar 6, 2019 | Novels
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Is It Ethical to Write School Killing Stories?
Nov 13, 2018 | Novels
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Is it Ethical to Steal Another Writer’s Words?
Oct 9, 2018 | Novels
Historical Fiction
LatestIs Historical Fiction Ethical? Part Two.
Nov 6, 2018 | Historical Fiction
“Your consciousness is your contribution to reality. What you perceive as real becomes real.” Rumi In Part One of this topic, I blogged about historical fiction—that is—fact or fiction. Do historical fiction writers tell the...
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Is Historical Fiction Ethical? Part One
Aug 31, 2018 | Historical Fiction
Memoir
LatestIs Memoir Writing Truthful or Just Therapy?
Nov 8, 2018 | Memoir
“When I was younger I could remember everything, whether it had happened or not.” Mark Twain Given the ethical dilemma inherent in writing memoir, we should consult Mr. Merriam and Madame Webster to define the term rather than...
Humor & Poetry
LatestIs writing a screed ethical, or just stress-relief?
Feb 21, 2019 | Humor & Poetry
The word screed has multiple definitions, (a) a lengthy discourse, (b) an informal piece of...
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Are There Ethical Norms in Writing Lamentations?
Feb 19, 2019 | Humor & Poetry
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Do Joke-Writers have Ethical Rules?
Nov 28, 2018 | Humor & Poetry
Writing
LatestThe Ethics of Writing About U.S. Supreme Court Justices
Sep 26, 2023 | Professional Writing, Writing
There is much ado these days about U.S. supreme court justices, their influence, ethics, and...
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The Ethics of Writing About Writers On Strike
Sep 19, 2023 | Professional Writing, Writing
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Social Media
LatestThe Ethics of Using Someone Else’s Content on Your Social Media Post
Jul 19, 2022 | Professional Writing, Social Media, Writing
It must be OK. Everyone does it, right? There are no writing rules, much less ethical norms for...
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Is Retweeting Ethical?
Sep 3, 2020 | Social Media
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Is Tweeting Ethical?
Nov 23, 2018 | Social Media
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The Ethics of Writing About U.S. Supreme Court Justices
Sep 26, 2023
There is much ado these days about U.S. supreme court justices, their influence, ethics, and...
Read MoreThe Ethics of Writing About Writers On Strike
Sep 19, 2023
There is much ado in Hollywood about the July 2023 Writers Strike. Vox.com’s digital headline put...
Read MoreThe Ethics of Writing About Ethics, Race, and Affirmative Action
Sep 12, 2023
“Race” is a word. A word widely misunderstood, absurdly political, sadly misused, and too often...
Read MoreThe Ethics of Writing About Ethics and the First Amendment
Sep 5, 2023
The First Amendment to the United States Constitution protects writers. It allows us to write,...
Read MoreThe Rule of Law
Aug 29, 2023
We’ve long believed in the Rule of Law because it is basic to who we are, as individuals and as a...
Read MoreThe Ethics of Writing About Ideas, Ideology, and Idolatry
Aug 22, 2023
Which came first? Ideas or ideology? And when do they morph into idolatry? In...
Read MoreThe Ethics of Writing About the Risk of Extinction
Aug 15, 2023
Scientists and technologists and columnists are warning us. We are at risk, they say. The risk is...
Read MoreThe Ethics of Writing About Political Violence
Aug 8, 2023
Who would have thought it would come to this? Political violence broadly defined, includes...
Read MoreThe Ethics of Social Contagion, Mass Shootings, Stigma
Aug 1, 2023
Mass shootings are the subject of mass writing. Social contagion is an inevitable consequence of...
Read MoreThe Ethics of Writing Bizarro
Jul 25, 2023
Bizarro is not just a is a supervillain/anti-hero in American comic books published by DC Comics...
Read MoreThe Ethics of Writing Oxymoronica
Jul 21, 2023
On August 8, 2020, I wrote a blog about “Oxymorons.” On October 12, 2021, I wrote another blog...
Read MoreThe Ethics of Writing – The Civil Tort of Battery
Jul 18, 2023
The media often gets it right. Readers mostly do. But still, there is a national misunderstanding...
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