Category: Nonfiction
The Ethics of Writing About Family
Almost always, writing memoir is not just about the writer’s personal story; often it is also...
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What are the ethics of writing letters?
Whoever heard of ethical letter-writing? What are the ethics of writing letters, and why would...
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The Ethics of Writing Satire
Is there an empathy gap? Do satirists know about it? Is satire darkly funny? What if the writer...
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What Are the Ethics of Writing History?
History is nonfiction: true, correct, accurate, authentic, as in it really happened, right? So,...
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The Ethics of Interviewing Subjects in Nonfiction Writing
Say you’re a nonfiction writer researching sources for a book. You learn of a new source willing...
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Are we imposing on our readers when we write for them?” Is that ethical?”
An author who claims to write for posterity must be a bad one. We should never know for whom we...
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When We Tell Stories, Are We Telling LIVES?”
Right, the title is correct. At first glance it reads telling stories, telling lies. But that...
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Do we cross an ethical boundary by revealing private information in nonfiction writing?
“I read the newspaper avidly. It is my one form of continuous fiction.” Aneurin Bevan Nonfiction...
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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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