I think, as writers, our first responsibility is to writing an honest story. Tell the story you want to tell, without pulling your punches.
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This is not necessarily the answer people want, but ultimately, I think writing is an amoral process. Your ultimate responsibility is to the truth of the story you're trying to tell.
I think you tell the story that has to be told. You tell the story that's the truth. You tell the story that readers will be interested in and should know about.
I think we all have a responsibility to tell good stories.
I try to tell the story, always. I do not want to be part of it.
All stories should have some honesty and truth in them, otherwise you're just playing about.
If you really want to tell stories, do it and don't be dissuaded.
Whenever you're telling a story about true-life events and about real people, there's a tremendous responsibility-slash-burden to get it right.
Write your story as it needs to be written. Write it honestly, and tell it as best you can. I'm not sure that there are any other rules. Not ones that matter.
There's definitely a delicate line you have to walk in telling someone else's story that's not quite as delicate in telling your own story. I think when I'm working on a personal story, there's less pressure to try to get it exactly right.
As a writer, my only responsibility is to tell a compelling story.