The Ethics of Writing Fiction Under Pseudonyms
Feb 23, 2021
The Ethics of Writing Book Reviews
Feb 18, 2021
The Ethics of Writing Big Data
Feb 16, 2021
The Ethics of Writing About PPE
Feb 11, 2021
The Ethics of Writing The Inaugural Address
Feb 9, 2021
Politics
LatestThe Ethics of Writing The Inaugural Address
Feb 9, 2021 | Politics
What could be more thrilling or daunting than to write the Inaugural Address? I’m talking about...
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The Ethics of Writing Impeachment
Jan 15, 2021 | Politics
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Nonfiction
LatestThe Ethics of Writing True Crime
Dec 2, 2020 | Nonfiction
The title itself—The Ethics of Writing True Crime—defines the first ethical norm. The crime you’re...
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The Ethics of Writing About Death in the COVID-19 Era
May 29, 2020 | Nonfiction
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 Liar Paradox
Feb 25, 2021 | Writing
If you think this is my first blog about liars, it is. On September 19, 2019, I posted a blog...
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The Ethics of Writing Fiction Under Pseudonyms
Feb 23, 2021 | Writing
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The Ethics of Writing Book Reviews
Feb 18, 2021 | Writing
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The Ethics of Writing About Metaethics (Part One)
Jan 19, 2021 | Writing
Social Media
LatestIs Retweeting Ethical?
Sep 3, 2020 | Social Media
In November 2018, I posted a blog on this site about the ethics of tweeting. The opening paragraph...
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Is Tweeting Ethical?
Nov 23, 2018 | Social Media
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The Liar Paradox
Feb 25, 2021
If you think this is my first blog about liars, it is. On September 19, 2019, I posted a blog...
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Feb 23, 2021
Of course, it is ethical for a writer to use a pseudonym when writing fiction. Why even bring up...
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Feb 18, 2021
I suppose every writer has written about another writer at least once. We do it without thinking...
Read MoreThe Ethics of Writing Big Data
Feb 16, 2021
“Big” is a relative term, meaning large or great in dimensions, bulk, or extent. “Data” is factual...
Read MoreThe Ethics of Writing About PPE
Feb 11, 2021
No, I don’t mean Personal Protective Equipment. I mean that other PPE—Personal Pandemic Ethics....
Read MoreThe Ethics of Writing The Inaugural Address
Feb 9, 2021
What could be more thrilling or daunting than to write the Inaugural Address? I’m talking about...
Read MoreThe Ethics of Writing Looney Lies and Corny Conspiracies
Feb 3, 2021
Is a looney lie governed by a different ethic than a sane one? Isn’t a lie always a lie, even if...
Read MoreThe Ethics of Writing Political Poetry
Jan 25, 2021
On September 2, 2018, I wrote about the ethics of writing Poetry. That’s poetry with a capital P....
Read MoreThe Ethics of Writing About Metaethics (Part One)
Jan 19, 2021
The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy is a treasure house for ethics geeks, wonks, and...
Read MoreThe Ethics of Writing Impeachment
Jan 15, 2021
What are the ethics of impeaching a federal officer? Even if they do exist, who cares? Is...
Read MoreThe Ethics of Writing About Incitement of a Coup D’état, Insurrection, Sedition or Treason
Jan 11, 2021
Insurrection—A word often used in describing things that happened two centuries ago. But on...
Read MoreThe Ethics of Recriminations
Jan 5, 2021
To be or not to be is not the question. The question is to recriminate or not. 2020 is behind...
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