AUTHORS – Nine simple but important Code of Conduct Guidelines 😀
A couple of weeks ago the Alliance of Independent Authors announced the establishment of an Ethical Author Code in response to a general concern about the behaviour of some authors, both self-published and traditionally published. Like the vast majority of authors I know, I already follow the principles behind this code but I believe there is a real value in stating this more explicitly.
I would encourage any of my author friends to also publicly commit to this code. It doesn’t cost you anything, you aren’t signing up to an organisation, it is just a public declaration to behave responsibly and ethically in all aspects of your writing career.
To find out more, please either click on the image above or click on the link here.
Ethical Author Code
Guiding principle: Putting the reader first
When I market my books, I put my readers first. This means that I…
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This is good! Must share everywhere!!
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As much as I agree with the actual promises in this ‘code’, I’m in agreement with this article. http://kjcharleswriter.wordpress.com/2014/11/20/why-i-am-not-an-ethical-author/
Making a statement does not guarantee behaviour. I can think of two authors off the top of my head to don’t hesitate to agree to this code, and to break every tennent thereof and accuse innocent authors of their own misdeeds. Decent behaviour is proven by actions, not statements.
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Agreed Jaq 😀
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I like this. Posting it myself.
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These feel like common sense rules, but I’ve seen people break them since I started. Especially that review one.
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