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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J. Q. Rose 
Posted by Stephanie Faris on January 1, 2016 at 5:38 pm
Okay, now I’m curious what those authors did to prompt the need for a code…
Stephanie
http://stephie5741.blogspot.com
Posted by Nicola on February 4, 2016 at 2:04 am
Will have a looksey, although I’m an ethical person anyway. Thanks for the info.
Posted by Juneta on March 8, 2016 at 6:14 pm
I grabbed a badge for my site. That is the group JoAnna Penn is a member. I barely qualify for membership, though, but that will not always be the case.
Juneta @ Writer’s Gambit
Posted by J.Q. Rose on May 11, 2018 at 1:16 pm
I’d say you certainly do qualify for membership!!
Posted by Lidy on March 18, 2016 at 11:24 pm
Thanks for sharing this. Most of the ethics listed under code is common sense. Yet one in particular stood out because there’s been a lot of talks on social media: attacking reviewers.
Posted by J.Q. Rose on May 11, 2018 at 1:19 pm
Lidy, sometimes I think social media forgets common sense and courtesy. Thank you for stopping in. Click here to visit my author site. JQ Rose
Posted by Lori L MacLaughlin on June 11, 2016 at 9:46 am
Good rules to write and live by. Thanks for sharing.
Posted by J.Q. Rose on May 11, 2018 at 1:20 pm
Thank you, Lori. Thanks for stopping in and leaving a comment. Click here to visit my author site JQ Rose
Posted by sandycarl on August 6, 2016 at 9:59 am
Thanks for sharing this site/group. I’ve known authors who have done a lot of those no-no, although I am not one. It does sicken me that people are like this. I wonder if there is a similar Ethical Politicians Code? LOL!!!!
Posted by J.Q. Rose on May 11, 2018 at 1:21 pm
Hi Sandy. If there is one for politicians, some of them don’t follow it!!
Posted by J.Q. Rose on August 7, 2016 at 7:40 am
Thank you for your comments on this post. I should mention that you can find my blog under my pen name, J.Q. Rose. I don’t post here anymore, but maybe I should! Here’s the link to my author blog http://www.jqrose.com/
Posted by tara tyler on December 15, 2016 at 7:56 am
it’s a shame when some spoil honesty for the rest of us! that’s why laws are made…
thanks for illuminating us!
and thanks for stopping by my Cradle Rock release tour!
Posted by J.Q. Rose on May 11, 2018 at 1:22 pm
You’re welcome, Tara. Click here to visit my author page JQ Rose
Posted by Crystal Collier on March 15, 2017 at 10:34 am
So basically, be kind, be considerate, don’t spam. Not everyone seems to understand common courtesy, eh?
Posted by J.Q. Rose on May 11, 2018 at 1:23 pm
Hi Crystal, I think you summed it up very nicely. Thanks for visiting. Click here to visit my author page JQ Rose
Posted by moondustwriter on April 6, 2018 at 7:55 pm
yes by all means let’s uphold ethics for writers.
Posted by Rhonda Strong Gilmour on May 2, 2018 at 3:47 pm
Excellent guidelines. Thanks for sharing these.
Posted by Jacqui Murray on May 7, 2018 at 3:08 pm
Good advice. I’ll go check out your new(ish) blog!
Posted by Liesbet @ Roaming About on May 11, 2018 at 2:53 pm
I think all that makes sense! The one thing I still find hard is when an author friend asks to leave a review. What if I didn’t like the book, the concept, or the genre? Yes, I can be honest and focus on the positive aspects of the book, like the writing, but I still find this a bit of a catch 22. Being a writer, you want to support your fellow writers (and hope they’d do the same).
Posted by Nita on August 26, 2018 at 12:29 am
Hi. I have added the code to my blog, and will write a post on this soon.