Ethical Issues in Fiction

In this episode of Write Pack Radio, the Write Pack explores the one issue it has avoided for over a year—writing about ethical issues.

Why do writers have a larger responsibility than others when it comes to talking about ethical issues?

What are the components of ethical writing?

Why is writing about ethical issues hard and when do they go wrong?

What is the role of social media vs. what we writing fiction?

Why do books that tackle social issues become classics?

What are some of the ways ethical issues can be addressed?

What are some of the ways to make the story universal instead of preachy?

What are the effects of “Message Characters” (aka cardboard characters)?

What about writing about social issues from the inside?

How does honesty of the story bring forth the universal story?

*A correction: one of the panel said The Jungle was non-fiction. It is fiction.