The Ethics of Writing Propaganda
May 30, 2023
The Ethics of Journaling
May 23, 2023
The Ethics of Writing Sarcasm
May 2, 2023
The Ethics of Writing About Narcissism
Apr 25, 2023
The Ethics of Writing Authorship
Apr 18, 2023
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 ChatGPT
Jun 6, 2023 | Professional Writing, Writing
Madame Wikipedia insists artificial intelligence is a thing. It exists. Lesser authorities insist...
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The Ethics of Writing Propaganda
May 30, 2023 | Professional Writing, Writing
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The Ethics of Journaling
May 23, 2023 | Professional Writing, Writing
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The Ethics of Writing Sarcasm
May 2, 2023 | 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 Writing About ChatGPT
Jun 6, 2023
Madame Wikipedia insists artificial intelligence is a thing. It exists. Lesser authorities insist...
Read MoreThe Ethics of Writing Propaganda
May 30, 2023
Propaganda is biased, misleading, untrue, and used to promote or publicize a particular political...
Read MoreThe Ethics of Journaling
May 23, 2023
Journaling is not for kids—it’s for kids who grew up. When they were little they had diaries and...
Read MoreThe Ethics of Writing Sarcasm
May 2, 2023
Can you write sarcasm, or should it be “writing sarcastically”? Is it best to use the noun form or...
Read MoreThe Ethics of Writing About Narcissism
Apr 25, 2023
It’s all the rage these days. We are on the cusp of battling Covid-19 down off its pandemic perch....
Read MoreThe Ethics of Writing Authorship
Apr 18, 2023
Authorship is a noun, a goal, and broadly defined. It is the state of fact of being the writer of...
Read MoreThe Ethics of Writing Subgenres
Apr 11, 2023
A subgenre is one of several categories within a particular. Most recognized genres have one....
Read MoreThe Ethics of Writing Proletarian Literature
Apr 4, 2023
Proletarian literature is literary writing by or about working-class people with anticapitalistic...
Read MoreThe Ethics of Writing Political Apologies
Mar 28, 2023
A politician has political power, is active in party politics, or holds an elected office in...
Read MoreThe Ethics of Writing Irony
Mar 21, 2023
Irony is the juxtaposition of what seems to be the case and what is actually the case. Lawyers...
Read MoreThe Ethics of Writing Essays
Mar 14, 2023
An essay is a short piece of writing on a particular subject. Simple, right? Just a short...
Read MoreThe Ethics of Writing Longform Nonfiction Storytelling
Mar 7, 2023
Wait a minute—hold the phone—what are you writing, anyhow? Longform is writing book length....
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