Yog's Law

Definitions

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

Examples

“One more thing ... and you can quote me ... To avoid⟳ being scammed, remember⟳ Yog's Law: "Money flows _toward_ the writer."”

“That radicalized me. Since then I've seen it as my duty to warn⟳ naive writers of the dangers of the fee-charging agents and the pay-to-play vanity presses. But how to do it? What simple meme could spread⟳ out in the new-writer community to serve⟳ as a tripwire? Answer⟳: Yog's Law. ¶ Money flows toward the writer.”

“[Harry] Connolly is correct⟳ that the rise⟳ of digital self-publishing puts a new wrinkle on things. I disagree, however, that it means Yog's Law no longer generally holds.”

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