NO, I won’t! What do you stand for as a writer?

Alexander Hamilton said “Those who stand for nothing fall for anything.” As a writer, you’re a communicator who influences others, often in ways you can’t predict, so you need to know what you stand for.

Would you:

* Write for loggers of old-growth forests/ cigarette companies?

* Plagiarize others when a buyer of your writing asks you to “reword” something?

* Miss a deadline because you’re “too busy”?

* Stop writing because you got rejected?

* Accept low/ slow/ no payment from a buyer of your writing?

Start by creating “Three NOs” for your writing: three things you would never do.

You’ll find that your Three NOs give you a framework for thinking about your writing and its effects. They’ll also give you the confidence to refuse writing jobs you deem unethical, or harmful.

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