Questions tagged [ethics]
This tag should be used for questions that deal with ethical considerations, such as which facts you will want to reveal in a public newspaper article or what kind of behaviour is expected from publishers.
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How to tell readers your story is a re-imagination of a popular story?
If for example, I were to rewrite a story heavily inspired by Romeo and Juliet, but placed it in a complete different setting. Do you have to say it? Also, do you mention it in the title that's it's a ...
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Disclaimer when writing about governmental entities
I've read many novels involving characters working at the NASA, Vatican, Secret Police, high government officers (Dan Brown, Stieg Larsson for example) and doing stuff that I wouldn't like being made ...
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To what extent should we fear giving offense? [closed]
Recently we have seen multiple questions on various aspects of political correctness. They have sparked some measure of disagreement, which is what I wanted to examine here.
To what extent should we ...
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How can you humanize infanticide of the evil-tainted?
The world is surrounded by an alternate realm called the spirit world. Humans existed as separate physical entities, but maintain an attachment to the spirit realm due to their connection with god. ...
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What are the things to consider when writing a sequel to a novel from another author?
I am talking about writing a sequel to a novel that's in the public domain. For example, Wizard of Oz. As far as I know, this is completely legal; however, the issue is how to deal with the fandom ...
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