Educational Work
Macdonald is well known for his work in educating aspiring authors, particularly for his advice on avoiding literary scams. Early in his career he was asked by such an author how much he had paid to have his books published, and in response began a campaign of educating other writers about the problems of vanity publishers. As part of this campaign, he coined Yog's Law, which states "Money should flow toward the author," which is often quoted by professional authors when giving advice on getting published (such as John Scalzi, Teresa Nielsen Hayden).
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