
Ethics in Storytelling: With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility
03/23/23 • 23 min
EPISODE DESCRIPTION – Are you aware of the worldview you're promoting in your writing? Do you write just for yourself and not to influence or affect change? Join Zena in this episode as she breaks down the importance of ethics for writers regardless of why you write, or even what genre. She'll help you see the impact your stories have, whether intended or not, and bring awareness to the power of the narrative, whether fiction or non-fiction.
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION – Are you aware of the worldview you're promoting in your writing? Do you write just for yourself and not to influence or affect change? Join Zena in this episode as she breaks down the importance of ethics for writers regardless of why you write, or even what genre. She'll help you see the impact your stories have, whether intended or not, and bring awareness to the power of the narrative, whether fiction or non-fiction.
The Storyteller's Mission Podcast is now on YouTube. You can watch your favorite podcast as well as listen. Subscribe to our channel and never miss a new episode or announcement.
Support the Show on Paypal@Missionranchfilms!
HELPFUL LINKS AND RESOURCES - The Storyteller’s Mission online platform offers one-on-one COACHING, SCRIPT and MANUSCRIPT CRITIQUES, and ADVANCED CLASSES ON WRITING. Send us an email at [email protected], or if you have a question or a specific writing-related topic that you would like Zena to consider addressing on a future episode, LEAVE US A VOICE
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The Storyteller's Mission Podcast is now on YouTube. You can watch your favorite podcast as well as listen. Subscribe to our channel and never miss a new episode or announcement.
Support the Show on Paypal@Missionranchfilms!
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The Storyteller’s Mission with Zena Dell Lowe - Ethics in Storytelling: With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility
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THE STORYTELLER’S MISSION WITH ZENA DELL LOWE
S3_E18: Ethics in Storytelling: With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility
PODCAST TRANSCRIPT
Published March 23, 2023
[00:00:00] Hello and welcome to The Storyteller's Mission with Zena Dell Lowe, a podcast for artists and storytellers about changing the world for the better through story.
[00:00:11] For the last few weeks, we've been going over some tools and tactics that we can use as
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