Mark Sevi

How Ethics & Morality Shape Characters (Part 2)

How Ethics & Morality Shape Characters (Part 2)
This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Ethics & Morality

Here’s the second part of our two part series. Elementary, Ms. Holmes   An old saying in writing is we’re not writing reality, we’re writing the illusion of reality. Taking a character, surrounding them with a complete world and a set of moral values that either support or deny that world is a fantastic way […]

 Mark Sevi

How Ethics & Morality Shape Characters (Part 1)

How Ethics & Morality Shape Characters (Part 1)
This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Ethics & Morality

The words ethics and morality are many times used interchangeably. I’m going to resist doing that old article trope of pasting the definitions here, but basically, an ethic is a global, world view provided by an outside source, i.e. a religion, workplace rules, or a society at large, whereas morals are personal, internal guiding principles […]