Truth, Lies & Other Inconveniences
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The Ethics of Writing Lies
The ethics of writing lies? Of course not. What could be ethical about lying? How could any writer...
Nonfiction
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The Ethics of Using Unethical Words in Op-Eds Intended for Public Consumption
I know how absurd it sounds—unethical words. Words are not immoral, unethical, or even touchy....
Journalism
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The Ethics of Writing Politically Correct
Some think “P.C.” stands for “personal computer.” That “P.C.” even has its own wiki...
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
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How Historical Does a Historical Novel Have to Be?
How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? There are no good answers...
Memoir
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The Ethics of Writing About Family
Almost always, writing memoir is not just about the writer’s personal story; often it is also...
Humor & Poetry
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Is it even possible to write an ethical last will and testament?
I was a lawyer long before I was an author. The ethical code for lawyers is rigid and unforgiving....
Writing
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The Ethics of Writing About Mitigating a Pandemic Disease
There are hundreds, perhaps thousands, of ethical issues when a country is hit by a pandemic of...
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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Writing About the Ethics of the US Senate
I’ve written more than sixteen blogs this year about the ethics of politics. Today’s post is a bit...
Read MoreThe Ethics of Election Concession—2020
America started electing presidents in 1788. George Washington was unanimously elected for the...
Read MoreThe Ethics of Whistleblowing
Is “whistleblowing” one word or two? By 1963, the phrase had become a hyphenated word,...
Read MoreThe Ethics of Treating POTUS
Presidents James Madison, Abraham Lincoln, Grover Cleveland, Woodrow Wilson, Franklin D....
Read MoreThe Ethics of Writing About Mitigating a Pandemic Disease
There are hundreds, perhaps thousands, of ethical issues when a country is hit by a pandemic of...
Read MoreThe Ethics of Writing “Cancel Culture”
“Cancel,” in its verb form, means to decide or announce that something will not take place....
Read MoreAre there ethical norms for the writing of scientific articles?
Are there ethical norms for the writing of scientific articles? The easy answer is yes. Like its...
Read MoreThe Ethics of Writing Fake
I don’t mean the ethics of writing fake as in writing about fakes, frauds, fools, or faux. Those...
Read MoreThe Ethics of Voting
This blog is about writing—specifically, the ethics of writing. So, is voting writing? By voting,...
Read MoreThe Ethics of the Presidential Debate
As we all know, the first Presidential Debate of the 2020 Presidential Election was held on...
Read MoreThe Ethics of Writing Trigger Words—Part I
A “trigger” word or phrase always invokes a strong reaction in your readers. Psychologically,...
Read MoreThe Ethics of Writing a Good Life
They say people live after they die. I didn’t know her, at least in the personal sense. But I know...
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