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The Ethics of Writing The Inaugural Address
What could be more thrilling or daunting than to write the Inaugural Address? I’m talking about...
Nonfiction
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The Ethics of Writing True Crime
The title itself—The Ethics of Writing True Crime—defines the first ethical norm. The crime you’re...
Journalism
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The Ethics of Writing Political Op-Eds
The first op-eds in the US popped up in 1970.[1] They are neither opinion nor editorial. They are...
Novels
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The Ethics of Writing Novels about True Events
The ethics of writing novels about true events is a subject I’ve touched on in previous blogs.[1]...
Historical Fiction
LatestIs Historical Fiction Ethical? Part Two.
“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...
Memoir
LatestIs Memoir Writing Truthful or Just Therapy?
“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
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Is writing a screed ethical, or just stress-relief?
The word screed has multiple definitions, (a) a lengthy discourse, (b) an informal piece of...
Writing
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The Ethics of Writing Political Redistricting Maps
A redistricting map is historically interesting, politically significant, and ethically...
Social Media
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Is Retweeting Ethical?
In November 2018, I posted a blog on this site about the ethics of tweeting. The opening paragraph...
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The Ethics of Writing Political Redistricting Maps
A redistricting map is historically interesting, politically significant, and ethically...
Read MoreThe Ethics of Sharing Social Media Content
Arguably, creating social media content by professional writers is a job for machine-gun writers...
Read MoreThe Ethics of Writing To Yourself
Many people write about their hopes, experiences, doubts, joys, and hidden faults. That kind of...
Read MoreThe Ethics of Writing About Good Cops
“Begin at the beginning,” the King said, very gravely, “and go on till you come to the...
Read MoreThe Ethics of Writing About Election Ethics
There is much ado and boo-who about election ethics these days. As a nation we are moribund...
Read MoreThe Ethics of Writing Story
Is there an ethics of writing story? Yes, the word is plural; “ethic” is singular. A story can be...
Read MoreThe Ethics of Writing Mythopoeia, Bitpunk, Cli-Fi, and Other Genre Wannabees
COVID-19 descended in 2020, writers hid out, sanitized their computers, wrote masked, and are...
Read MoreThe Ethics of Writing About UFO’s
The first ethical imperative when writing about UFO’s is clarity. For writers, clarity is a...
Read MoreConflicts of Interest For Authors & Publishers
Lawyers have exhaustive and complicated rules regarding conflicts of interests. I know because I...
Read MoreThe Ethics of Writing Literary Fiction v. Writing Genre Fiction
At first blush, there would not seem to be different ethical norms in one versus the other. But on...
Read MoreThe Ethics of Writing Historical Fiction—Part Three
I wrote a blog on August 31, 2018 titled “Is Historical Fiction Ethical—Part One.” Three...
Read MoreThe Ethics of Writing Conspiracy Theories
Let’s say you’re a bored writer, suffering from writer’s block, dehydrated, left alone in dark...
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About Gary L. Stuart
I am an author and a part-time lawyer with a focus on ethics and professional discipline. I teach creative writing and ethics to law students at Arizona State University. Read my bio.
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