Craig Schaefer
@craigschaeferbooks.com
Writes books, mostly about magic and outlaws. Making my nest in Providence. My latest, Rats, is available now. (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GMJSLDW7)
Well, it finally happened. Got one of those ChatGPT-written "book consultant" scam pitches...for a completely different writer.
February 10, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Well, it finally happened. Got one of those ChatGPT-written "book consultant" scam pitches...for a completely different writer.
Some were born for greatness. I was born for...this.
Ratgirls? Lesbian ratgirls?? BDSM Lesbian Ratgirls with trauma????? @craigschaeferbooks.com how dare you
February 10, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Some were born for greatness. I was born for...this.
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Rats by Craig Schaefer
The circle is broken.Dalton and Olivia have been captured, stolen away in the night by Mr. Shaddo...
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February 10, 2026 at 2:33 AM
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The subject line of this email was like an extra little treat. Yes, I did order Rats. Can't wait to enjoy my Rats. 🤣
February 9, 2026 at 4:05 PM
The subject line of this email was like an extra little treat. Yes, I did order Rats. Can't wait to enjoy my Rats. 🤣
Delighted to announce that Rats, the third part of the Castaways saga, is available now! This was a blast to work on, and I hope you enjoy it. www.amazon.com/dp/B0GMJSLDW7
Rats
Amazon.com: Rats (Castaways Book 3) eBook : Schaefer, Craig: Kindle Store
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February 9, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Delighted to announce that Rats, the third part of the Castaways saga, is available now! This was a blast to work on, and I hope you enjoy it. www.amazon.com/dp/B0GMJSLDW7
Going over my "day before book release" checklist as I slowly mutate into a rabid trash panda, as one does. I'm too feral for human company at the moment, so I'm going to log off and watch some My Little Pony. No, that is not a euphemism.
February 8, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Going over my "day before book release" checklist as I slowly mutate into a rabid trash panda, as one does. I'm too feral for human company at the moment, so I'm going to log off and watch some My Little Pony. No, that is not a euphemism.
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Voting ends tomorrow! I'm delighted by the serious reader debate about who to kill first, because these dudes are all terribly loathsome and hard to choose from lol.
Patrons! The first chapter of Elis's new novella is live. Read at any time but if you want to help choose which awful man she's going to target, vote by Monday! www.patreon.com/posts/throw-...
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February 8, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Voting ends tomorrow! I'm delighted by the serious reader debate about who to kill first, because these dudes are all terribly loathsome and hard to choose from lol.
"But if what Hart is doing doesn't really work, why do you care?" Because it fucks new authors. Once readers realize that there are AI grifters swarming the shop and changing their pen names every time they get caught, EVERY brand-new name becomes suspect.
February 8, 2026 at 3:48 PM
"But if what Hart is doing doesn't really work, why do you care?" Because it fucks new authors. Once readers realize that there are AI grifters swarming the shop and changing their pen names every time they get caught, EVERY brand-new name becomes suspect.
This entire thread. Courtney IS going to win. Also please let me point out how little Hart understands about publishing or writing (same for the dipshits at the NYT who gave this grifter a platform.)
I'm going to win.
February 8, 2026 at 3:30 PM
This entire thread. Courtney IS going to win. Also please let me point out how little Hart understands about publishing or writing (same for the dipshits at the NYT who gave this grifter a platform.)
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You’re not crazy. The anti-trans movement is not organic; it was funded by pedophilic billionaires like Jeffrey Epstein who backed a network of conservatives to accuse the same people they were sexually abusing of being the real danger. @madycast.com exposes the truth in our in-depth report.
Epstein Backed ‘Billionaires’ Dinner’ Network of Prominent Anti-Trans Figures
Lawrence Krauss, Richard Dawkins, Steven Pinker and other anti-trans influencers personally benefited from a right-wing academic social group backed by infamous human trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, somet...
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February 6, 2026 at 8:12 PM
You’re not crazy. The anti-trans movement is not organic; it was funded by pedophilic billionaires like Jeffrey Epstein who backed a network of conservatives to accuse the same people they were sexually abusing of being the real danger. @madycast.com exposes the truth in our in-depth report.
Oh hey, just got the final cover for Rats, the third Castaways novel (from the awesome Rebecca Frank.) Soooooo...how are we feeling about a book release on Monday? Monday work for y'all?
February 7, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Oh hey, just got the final cover for Rats, the third Castaways novel (from the awesome Rebecca Frank.) Soooooo...how are we feeling about a book release on Monday? Monday work for y'all?
This "your membership is about to renew but we cannot verify your payment data" phishing email would have been a lot more effective if 1) it was a membership I actually had, and 2) it didn't come from dfjasdlfkajslfksj@gmail.com'
February 7, 2026 at 5:54 PM
This "your membership is about to renew but we cannot verify your payment data" phishing email would have been a lot more effective if 1) it was a membership I actually had, and 2) it didn't come from dfjasdlfkajslfksj@gmail.com'
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some of my happiest creative moments have happened while I was trying something I knew I’d be bad at, at least initially
A small but very deep thing that bothers me about generative AI as a shortcut to practice and work and skill is the basic assumption that it’s impossible to take pleasure in a creative pursuit that you aren’t very good at and I assure you that is not the case
February 6, 2026 at 9:02 PM
some of my happiest creative moments have happened while I was trying something I knew I’d be bad at, at least initially
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Look, a lot of folks have already put it better than me, but - AI sucks. It's not "democratizing" art, it's just further hoarding resources to enrich the horrible, child-molesting few
Pick up a pencil. Type something. Sing
Do it badly 'til you learn to do it goodly
Pick up a pencil. Type something. Sing
Do it badly 'til you learn to do it goodly
February 6, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Look, a lot of folks have already put it better than me, but - AI sucks. It's not "democratizing" art, it's just further hoarding resources to enrich the horrible, child-molesting few
Pick up a pencil. Type something. Sing
Do it badly 'til you learn to do it goodly
Pick up a pencil. Type something. Sing
Do it badly 'til you learn to do it goodly
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Every instance of "AI democratizes the arts, you're classist and ableist and a gatekeeper for trying to stop it" is a slap in the face to the literally centuries of poor, disabled people making art on the margins and a crass lie in service of a machine that strips down and regurgitates dreams
February 6, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Every instance of "AI democratizes the arts, you're classist and ableist and a gatekeeper for trying to stop it" is a slap in the face to the literally centuries of poor, disabled people making art on the margins and a crass lie in service of a machine that strips down and regurgitates dreams
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Kobo's Lovers & Haters sale is live! This is the CA link but there's a similar sale in the US, and UK/AU/NZ have their own as well. www.kobo.com/ca/en/p/love...
Surprising no one, I am in the haters section with my domestic thriller The Silent Places: www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/...
Surprising no one, I am in the haters section with my domestic thriller The Silent Places: www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/...
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February 6, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Kobo's Lovers & Haters sale is live! This is the CA link but there's a similar sale in the US, and UK/AU/NZ have their own as well. www.kobo.com/ca/en/p/love...
Surprising no one, I am in the haters section with my domestic thriller The Silent Places: www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/...
Surprising no one, I am in the haters section with my domestic thriller The Silent Places: www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/...
NGL, I'm utterly terrified of going in for colon-cancer screening but the possibility of getting drugs that are better than I can legally buy is doing a lot of work to defray that.
The prep is terrible but the drugs they give you are good so it evens out.
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Yes, you should schedule your colonoscopy today!
February 6, 2026 at 6:20 PM
NGL, I'm utterly terrified of going in for colon-cancer screening but the possibility of getting drugs that are better than I can legally buy is doing a lot of work to defray that.
Okay, so bigots are big mad that (the utterly gorgeous) Lupita Nyong'o has been cast as Helen of Troy. I have a solution. In many accounts, Helen was the daughter of Queen Leda, and was impregnated by Zeus in the form of a swan. Helen literally hatched from an egg. Soooo...we make Helen an anthro.
February 6, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Okay, so bigots are big mad that (the utterly gorgeous) Lupita Nyong'o has been cast as Helen of Troy. I have a solution. In many accounts, Helen was the daughter of Queen Leda, and was impregnated by Zeus in the form of a swan. Helen literally hatched from an egg. Soooo...we make Helen an anthro.
The manuscripts for the third Castaways novel and the first Neon Meridian novel have been delivered to Susannah Jones for recording. We're having dinner tomorrow night and I'm not sure what kind of apology gift to bring.
February 6, 2026 at 3:14 PM
The manuscripts for the third Castaways novel and the first Neon Meridian novel have been delivered to Susannah Jones for recording. We're having dinner tomorrow night and I'm not sure what kind of apology gift to bring.
If you think pro wrestling is a right-wing redneck thing, I cordially invite you to join us at AEW, where the entire arena erupted in a "FUCK ICE" chant on Wednesday. Pro wrestling is for everybody.
Stereotypes suck.
Wrestling fans aren’t all “rednecks.” We’re queer, trans, theater kids, disabled folks, people of all ages and backgrounds.
We're a bunch of proud AEW sickos.
If you love wrestling, you’re part of us.
#AEWDynamite
Wrestling fans aren’t all “rednecks.” We’re queer, trans, theater kids, disabled folks, people of all ages and backgrounds.
We're a bunch of proud AEW sickos.
If you love wrestling, you’re part of us.
#AEWDynamite
February 6, 2026 at 1:32 AM
If you think pro wrestling is a right-wing redneck thing, I cordially invite you to join us at AEW, where the entire arena erupted in a "FUCK ICE" chant on Wednesday. Pro wrestling is for everybody.
Another year, come and gone. Will I live to see another after this? I think that I will try. Trying feels like a good thing to do.
February 5, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Another year, come and gone. Will I live to see another after this? I think that I will try. Trying feels like a good thing to do.
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worth noting that the second rich people stopped being afraid of mobs tearing them limb from limb, they stopped building libraries and opera houses and stuff and started ripping the copper wiring out of the walls of society instead
February 4, 2026 at 4:44 PM
worth noting that the second rich people stopped being afraid of mobs tearing them limb from limb, they stopped building libraries and opera houses and stuff and started ripping the copper wiring out of the walls of society instead
Helpful cooking tip: if you want to make dinner in a slow cooker, it's a good idea to remember to turn the slow cooker ON. Just a random tip, totally unrelated to a thing I just discovered two minutes ago.
February 4, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Helpful cooking tip: if you want to make dinner in a slow cooker, it's a good idea to remember to turn the slow cooker ON. Just a random tip, totally unrelated to a thing I just discovered two minutes ago.
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It's genuinely kind of funny that the ALL-AMERICAN MAGA HALFTIME SHOW is going to have the guy who sang this as its headliner right in the middle of all the Epstein stuff
February 4, 2026 at 1:43 AM
It's genuinely kind of funny that the ALL-AMERICAN MAGA HALFTIME SHOW is going to have the guy who sang this as its headliner right in the middle of all the Epstein stuff
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"actually his stuff was very Derivative and not Original" like, you don't have to do this. it is good for us all to sit with the cognitive dissonance that a very bad person can make very good art. it is good for us to work through the moral ramifications of that.
February 2, 2026 at 9:50 PM
"actually his stuff was very Derivative and not Original" like, you don't have to do this. it is good for us all to sit with the cognitive dissonance that a very bad person can make very good art. it is good for us to work through the moral ramifications of that.