Category: Writing
The Ethics of Writing About Brain Rot
The Oxford University Press has selected “Brain Rot” as its word of the year. Following a public...
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The Ethics of Writing Fairy Tales
Have you ever read a fairy tale? Written one? Got one? If not, it’s time you did. Bruno...
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The Ethics of Writing Ethical Traps in 2025
2025 is about to descend on us like a brewing storm from both the Pacific and the Atlantic at...
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The Ethics of Writing Emotionally Resonant Fiction
Emotionally resonant writing evokes emotions, memories, and images. When done well, it simulates...
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The Ethics of Self-Publishing
This is a writing blog. But why write if you’re not going to publish? The answer is self-evident;...
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The Ethics of Writing Essential Truth
Essential truth is the apprehending of the immediate reality of the moment. It’s not an insight...
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The Ethics of Writing Speculative Fiction
The wobbly theory undergirding “speculative” fiction is how it stands against false fiction....
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The Ethics of Writing About Government
Writing about our government is always a mix of good and bad news, new and old law, smart and dumb...
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The Ethics of Writing Through the Fear of Writing
My prompt for this blog is an article by Samina Ali posted on Literary Hub on November 27, 2024....
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The Ethics of Writing About Felons in Government Service
This is a blog about the ethics of writing. But the stunning political consequences in the 2024...
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The Ethics of Writing Polyphony Novels
Writing polyphony is fun because it ignores writing rules, squeaks at the reader, lulls them and...
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The Ethics of Writing About Alternate Historical Fiction
Many readers might wonder about the title of this blog. Historical fiction is a vast genre used by...
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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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