Navigating the publishing industry can be daunting for many new authors (and experienced ones!). This week, we chat with Johnny Chinnici from the Authors Guild to make sure you’re aware of all of the support (both free and paid) that exists for authors. This isn’t a sponsored episode; we just love all of the advocacy work that the Authors Guild does and want to make sure more authors are aware of the benefits and resources that are out there! In this episode, we talk about BookTok, publishing scams, and how you can work with the Authors Guild to protect your rights.Johnny Chinnici is marketing and communications coordinator at the Authors Guild, which is a fancy way of saying he runs educational webinars and helps authors in a variety of ways. He holds an MFA in poetry from the New School, and his work has appeared in various journals and on The Best American Poetry blog. He grew up in Texas and lives in Queens.Follow Johnny on TikTok: @johnnychinnici