Category: Writing
Blending Fiction With Nonfiction
When writers blend genres nobody cares. When they blend truth and falsity, some snort. And if they...
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The Ethics of Writing Love AND Hate
Right, there is no such word as “love slash hate.” It’s a stunted way to make the central point...
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The Ethics of Writing About Gods, Demigods, and Other Myths
I’m not writing about religion—that is best left to theologians not ethicists. Most religions are...
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The Ethics of Writing in Style
No, I don’t mean writing stylishly, I mean writing style, as in Strunk & Whites, “The Elements...
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The Ethics of Writing Pseudonymously, Anonymously, Or Fake
Do you write online in your own name? Or do you hide your true identity? Do you like who you are,...
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The Ethics of Writing About Money
Money is any item or verifiable record generally accepted as payment for goods and services and...
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The Ethics of Writing About Money
Money is any item or verifiable record generally accepted as payment for goods and services and...
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The Ethics of Writing Pronouns
In other blogs, I’ve written sentences that started with “He.” That’s ethical, but the pronoun...
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Is Political Morality An Oxymoron?
Put politely, we live in divisive times. If we keep it up the term bipartisanship will disappear...
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The Ethics of Co-Writing
“Ethical co-authorship is rarely discussed by authors and publishers, and even more rarely by...
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Writing About Learned Immorality and Acquired Ethical Flaws
Writers have moral standards and ethical flaws. So do scholars, philosophers, and some...
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The Ethics of Writing Short Stories
Well, the first ethical imperative of a short story is precisely that—it must be...
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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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