ETHICS/TIME/RESOURCESRose fiction writers have escaped strict ethical scrutiny in almost all ethical debates because the characters/subjects are not real, Gay Lynch asks in his article: “what can a fiction writer steal: a voice, a landscape, a story, a name or a story? (2005). The Oxford Dictionary defines ethics as: “the standards of good behavior; moral principles” (2011), so according to the literature, the issue of ethics in fiction writing is a responsibility of the writer who must understand their own personal ethical standards. A writer writes what he knows and by writing fiction, a distance is created between the author and the creative work. I want to explore the existence of the Nigerian woman and my goal in writing fiction is to create empathy and understanding in the mind of my reader through storytelling. American novelist Jon Hansen, in his lecture titled The Ethics of Writing Fiction at Santa Clara University, stated that "the first principle of the physician's Hippocratic Oath is: 'above all else, do not do no harm” (2007), which also applies to fiction writers, particularly when a work of fiction is created from an actual memory. Writing is a skill that requires patience and practice. Fairfax and Moat suggested that “the desire to write” (1998: 4) is the first thing a writer needs at any given moment. at the fingertips, the need to tell a story which means that the writing begins with the writer from “his imagination, his personality and his interests” (Hamand 2009: 9). I do not need any financial resources to complete this project, my basic tools are: lots of pens and paper, a notepad, a laptop/computer, internet for research, magazine writing for guide and support and finally the dictionary and thesaurus because, Fairfax and. ..... middle of article...... [Online] Available: http://www.mtls.ca/issue5/writings-essay-sekula.php [Accessed: March 26, 2014]31. Sessou, E. (2013) Women are forced to respect tradition to their detriment. Vanguard Journal [Online] Available: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/06/women-are-forced-to-respect-tradition-at-their-detriment-odumakin/ [Accessed: March 26, 2014]. 32. Shunn, W. (1998) Proper Manuscript Format [Online] Available: http://www.writerswrite.com/journal/dec98/shunn.htm [Accessed: April 16, 2014].33. Stanko, EA (1996) Reading Danger: Sexual Harassment, Anticipation, and Self-Protection. In: Hester, M., Kelly, L. and Radford, J. (eds.) Women, Violence and Male Power. Buckingham: Open University Press, pp.50-62.34. TED (2009) Chimamanda Adichie: The danger of a single story. 7:16 p.m. [Online] Available: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9Ihs241zeg [Accessed: March 26 2014]