Writing with Integrity

An excerpt from Grit for the Oyster: 250 Pearls of Wisdom for Aspiring Writers:

Keep integrity of words and deeds on the forefront of your reputation. Always do what you say and say what you do.

Avoid criticizing others. Blowing out someone else's candle doesn't make yours - and certainly not Jesus' - shine brighter.

In a business where words are the business, it's easy to let our tongues wag a little too loosely and allow gossip to become second nature.

"Don't bad-mouth each other, friends. It's God's Word . . . that takes a beating in that kind of talk. You're supposed to be honoring the Message, not writing graffiti all over it" (James 4:11, TM).

From the chapter entitled "Cracked Mirrors" by Debora M. Coty