Yog's Law

== English == === 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. === Proper noun === Yog's Law A maxim about publishing which states that "money flows toward the writer"; that is, an author should never pay to have their work published. === Further reading === Yog's Law on Wikipedia.Wikipedia