The Ethics of Book Plagiarism
Mar 5, 2024
The Ethics of Writing About Literary Worlds
Feb 20, 2024
The Ethics of Writing Autofiction
Feb 6, 2024
The Ethics of Writing Confessions
Jan 30, 2024
The Ethics of Writing Congressional Earmarks
Jan 23, 2024
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 Hostage Taking, Viewing & Writing About
Mar 19, 2024 | Professional Writing, Writing
A hostage is a person seized or held as security for fulfilling a condition. A hostage taker is...
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The Ethics of Book Plagiarism
Mar 5, 2024 | Professional Writing, Writing
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The Ethics of Writing About Literary Worlds
Feb 20, 2024 | Professional Writing, Writing
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The Ethics of Writing Autofiction
Feb 6, 2024 | Professional Writing, Writing
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 Hostage Taking, Viewing & Writing About
Mar 19, 2024
A hostage is a person seized or held as security for fulfilling a condition. A hostage taker is...
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Mar 5, 2024
Can you plagiarize yourself? If you write an original book and call it “Book Number 123456789” and...
Read MoreThe Ethics of Writing About Literary Worlds
Feb 20, 2024
The word “world” means the earth, together with all of its countries, peoples, and natural...
Read MoreThe Ethics of Writing Autofiction
Feb 6, 2024
Authors are asking, what the heck is “autofiction.” Turns out it’s a hybrid. A cross between...
Read MoreThe Ethics of Writing Confessions
Jan 30, 2024
The Ten Commandments do not prohibit confessions. That was an oversight. But in the U.S. we...
Read MoreThe Ethics of Writing Congressional Earmarks
Jan 23, 2024
A congressional earmark is a provision inserted into a discretionary spending appropriations bill...
Read MoreThe Ethics of Writing Thank You Notes
Jan 16, 2024
Emily Post’s “Etiquette” website is where one goes to learn etiquette, good taste, and manners, in...
Read MoreThe Ethics of Writing Ransom Notes
Jan 9, 2024
Have you ever read a ransom note? Know anyone who has written one? A ransom note is a note or...
Read MoreThe Ethics of Writing Junk Journals
Jan 2, 2024
Who could have guessed that someday some of us would give up trying to write literary fiction and...
Read MoreThe Ethics of Writing Gag Orders
Dec 26, 2023
Gag orders are used in the U.S. and many other countries by courts to protect parties in civil or...
Read MoreThe Ethics of Writing About Labor Strikes
Dec 19, 2023
The National Labor Relations Board enforces the National Labor Relations Act. Both are products of...
Read MoreThe Ethics of Writing Slam Poetry
Dec 12, 2023
Words, rhythm, and rhyme. Now’s the time. Let ‘er shine. If you write it, slam it, you’ve got it....
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