English Explanatory Dictionary

Yog's Law

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. A maxim about publishing which states that "money flows toward the writer"; that is, an author should never pay to have their work published.

Word forms

Yog's Law

Etymology

Coined by American author and critic James D. Macdonald, known online by his nickname "Yog Sysop", in or before 2000 (see quotations below). The nickname is a reference to the fictional deity Yog-Sothoth from the Cthulhu Mythos.

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