USA Today Bestselling author of SERIAL KILLER SUPPORT GROUP, TRAD WIFE, THE LAST TIME WE DROWNED & A THOUSAND MONSTROUS FORMS 🖤 rep: Amy Giuffridahttps://bsky.app/profile/saratogaishere.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/saratogaishere.bsky.social/post/3mhdgvoycho2fone year ago today my debut novel was published. i wrote SKSG during a very dark period of my life, and it couldn’t be more meaningful to have this book—with a queer, sober main character—be the one that created all the good shit in my life right now. it's EVERYTHING. happy birthday, SKSG!18 Mar 2026 12:01 +0000at://did:plc:b2nsdkpv4jkn2mlidazmzfhe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhdgvoycho2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/saratogaishere.bsky.social/post/3mf54btni352yEXCUSE ME!!!!! TRAD WIFE is an instant USA Today Bestseller! i am now a USA Today Bestselling author. my birthday is friday and this is literally the best birthday present i could have ever asked for. thank you SO MUCH to everyone who supported and loved on this book. i am so, so grateful.18 Feb 2026 12:45 +0000at://did:plc:b2nsdkpv4jkn2mlidazmzfhe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf54btni352yhttps://bsky.app/profile/saratogaishere.bsky.social/post/3mej33523rl27HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY UNHINGED, GROSS, FERAL HORROR NOVEL: TRAD WIFE!!! i love you, sweetheart. have fun out there. 😈10 Feb 2026 13:30 +0000at://did:plc:b2nsdkpv4jkn2mlidazmzfhe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mej33523rl27https://bsky.app/profile/saratogaishere.bsky.social/post/3mdkvhzynty2athe Publishing for Minnesota auction is live now until tomorrow at 11:45pm! i've donated signed, hardcover copies of SERIAL KILLER SUPPORT GROUP and TRAD WIFE that you can bid on here: https://www.32auctions.com/organizations/135771/auctions/195062/auction_items/6705212 i will also match the winning bid up to $100 with my own additional donation.29 Jan 2026 13:30 +0000at://did:plc:b2nsdkpv4jkn2mlidazmzfhe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdkvhzynty2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/saratogaishere.bsky.social/post/3mcwqvcjfdf2pafter seeing a suggestion online to do so, i made a links landing page on my website and got rid of my ⛓🌳 and WHY WAS I NOT DOING THIS TO BEGIN WITH?? now all the clicks i get go to MY page to boost MY traffic. not a third party's. it also took like 20 min tops. highly recommend.21 Jan 2026 13:15 +0000at://did:plc:b2nsdkpv4jkn2mlidazmzfhe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcwqvcjfdf2phttps://bsky.app/profile/saratogaishere.bsky.social/post/3mcuc2uqhif2atake care of yourself. i've been incredibly ill all weekend and that's not unrelated to the stress caused by the state of the country. if your nervous system is a wreck and your immune system is broken down by severe anxiety, you're gonna get sick easily. hydrate. rest. take time offline.20 Jan 2026 13:44 +0000at://did:plc:b2nsdkpv4jkn2mlidazmzfhe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcuc2uqhif2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/saratogaishere.bsky.social/post/3mc34mex57d2wi can't believe TRAD WIFE comes out in a month!! i can't wait for people to read this body horror about a tradwife influencer who has a demonic baby. 😈10 Jan 2026 13:30 +0000at://did:plc:b2nsdkpv4jkn2mlidazmzfhe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mc34mex57d2whttps://bsky.app/profile/saratogaishere.bsky.social/post/3mbtm224rbv2ti swear nothing regulates me more than hearing the main theme from Spirited Away. my shoulders drop a whole two inches away from my ears when i hear those opening notes.07 Jan 2026 13:45 +0000at://did:plc:b2nsdkpv4jkn2mlidazmzfhe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbtm224rbv2thttps://bsky.app/profile/saratogaishere.bsky.social/post/3mbqzvnh74y2sin the past 5 months my books have been featured in People, Cosmo, and Glamour. it's times like these when i like to send a little "keep going" message to my past self. they would be so excited to see where we ended up. 🥹06 Jan 2026 13:15 +0000at://did:plc:b2nsdkpv4jkn2mlidazmzfhe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbqzvnh74y2shttps://bsky.app/profile/saratogaishere.bsky.social/post/3mbojgme76v2sseeing my debut on the "bookseller favorites" shelf of the B&N i spent countless hours in as a child (and next to some of the writers who inspired me) is a giant pinch-me moment wow. 🥹😭05 Jan 2026 13:15 +0000at://did:plc:b2nsdkpv4jkn2mlidazmzfhe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbojgme76v2shttps://bsky.app/profile/saratogaishere.bsky.social/post/3mbhakfxvbn22whenever i draft, there's always ONE stupid filler word i get obsessed with and use 400x. "just," "little," "now," "of course," etc. i train myself out of using one and another pops back up!! drives me nuts.02 Jan 2026 15:47 +0000at://did:plc:b2nsdkpv4jkn2mlidazmzfhe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbhakfxvbn22https://bsky.app/profile/saratogaishere.bsky.social/post/3mb7gmydel62dme revising a manuscript: "this is very bad" me 30 seconds after: "this is The Best Thing Ever Written." me two pages later: "WHY DID I USE THE WORD 'JUST' SIX TIMES IN ONE SENTENCE"30 Dec 2025 13:15 +0000at://did:plc:b2nsdkpv4jkn2mlidazmzfhe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mb7gmydel62dhttps://bsky.app/profile/saratogaishere.bsky.social/post/3mb536zzisu2athis year?!?!? i debuted in March, went on to sell an additional three novels, and wrote two more books + a short story. no wonder i am exhausted (but grateful).29 Dec 2025 14:45 +0000at://did:plc:b2nsdkpv4jkn2mlidazmzfhe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mb536zzisu2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/saratogaishere.bsky.social/post/3mavnunzowf2kTHIS IS NOT A DRILL I GOT THE INDIE BROOKLYN BOOKSTORE CALENDAR FOR CHRISTMAS 😍🤩26 Dec 2025 15:58 +0000at://did:plc:b2nsdkpv4jkn2mlidazmzfhe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mavnunzowf2khttps://bsky.app/profile/saratogaishere.bsky.social/post/3maswy2lryz2aevery horror author today25 Dec 2025 14:02 +0000at://did:plc:b2nsdkpv4jkn2mlidazmzfhe/app.bsky.feed.post/3maswy2lryz2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/saratogaishere.bsky.social/post/3manv2za6tr2ai don't want insignificant end-of-the-year discounts and cutesy "happy holidays" graphics. if companies want my money they should stop jamming AI powered crap down my throat every second. 🤷23 Dec 2025 13:45 +0000at://did:plc:b2nsdkpv4jkn2mlidazmzfhe/app.bsky.feed.post/3manv2za6tr2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/saratogaishere.bsky.social/post/3mam34ghhu32dTRAD WIFE hit 10k adds on goodreads, so thank you to everyone who has already gotten excited about this femgore horror featuring a tradwife influencer who has a demon baby 🥹 🖤22 Dec 2025 20:28 +0000at://did:plc:b2nsdkpv4jkn2mlidazmzfhe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mam34ghhu32dhttps://bsky.app/profile/saratogaishere.bsky.social/post/3ma6ql4urgi2i🚨 CALLING ALL READERS 🚨 ...who are craving a meta, tongue-in-cheek locked room thriller about a bookstagrammer who gets up close and personal with the dark side of social media when she's trapped on a luxury yacht by a hurricane. coming june 2, 202617 Dec 2025 13:15 +0000at://did:plc:b2nsdkpv4jkn2mlidazmzfhe/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma6ql4urgi2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/saratogaishere.bsky.social/post/3ma4ax6zh5t2bthe algorithm loves to suppress a GR giveaway, but I’m letting you know about it anyway! You can get a physical copy of my upcoming horror TRAD WIFE from now until Dec. 21 on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/234775005-trad-wife16 Dec 2025 13:30 +0000at://did:plc:b2nsdkpv4jkn2mlidazmzfhe/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma4ax6zh5t2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/saratogaishere.bsky.social/post/3m7zqihmmqf2si fully believe that writing your dedication and acknowledgments are about a thousand times harder than actually writing the damn book.15 Dec 2025 13:30 +0000at://did:plc:b2nsdkpv4jkn2mlidazmzfhe/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7zqihmmqf2shttps://bsky.app/profile/saratogaishere.bsky.social/post/3m7so66ekwa2lso excited to reveal the cover of my thriller THE LAST TIME WE DROWNED, coming this June!! TLTWD is perfect for those who are looking for: 👯toxic friendships 🌊 locked room (or rather, locked yacht) 🛥 luxury turned terrifying 👻 a haunting?? ✍️ book within a book 📱 cutthroat social media 🌈 queer MC12 Dec 2025 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:b2nsdkpv4jkn2mlidazmzfhe/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7so66ekwa2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/saratogaishere.bsky.social/post/3m7q7nqvwif2sCosmopolitan has revealed the cover (and the first chapter!) of my upcoming psychological thriller THE LAST TIME WE DROWNED and trust me, you want to see this one 🌊 😍 https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/books/a69687547/saratoga-schaefer-the-last-time-we-drowned-cover-reveal-excerpt-cosmo-reads/11 Dec 2025 18:35 +0000at://did:plc:b2nsdkpv4jkn2mlidazmzfhe/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7q7nqvwif2shttps://bsky.app/profile/saratogaishere.bsky.social/post/3m7nao5vw322gi went from drafting something new to jumping into dev edits to slipping into revisions for *something* to diving headfirst into pass pages. there have been absolutely no breathers this season & it's because exciting things are coming in 2026. 👀10 Dec 2025 14:15 +0000at://did:plc:b2nsdkpv4jkn2mlidazmzfhe/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7nao5vw322ghttps://bsky.app/profile/saratogaishere.bsky.social/post/3m7knpiiz2g2iif IG says that i joined "meta AI" NO I TF DIDN'T. also how is that allowed? just blatantly lying about user profiles to try to lure people into joining this stupid thing no one asked for?09 Dec 2025 13:30 +0000at://did:plc:b2nsdkpv4jkn2mlidazmzfhe/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7knpiiz2g2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/saratogaishere.bsky.social/post/3m7i62qxblq2mi literally did not give 2 shits about awards, lists, or prizes until i saw how much weight everyone *else* places on awards, lists, and prizes. and that's a great example of how social media can do writers a disservice. my dream CAME TRUE! i will celebrate that, regardless of external validation08 Dec 2025 13:45 +0000at://did:plc:b2nsdkpv4jkn2mlidazmzfhe/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7i62qxblq2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/saratogaishere.bsky.social/post/3m763eltjjm25celebrate the holiday season with a book about lots of murder where the MC pretends to be a female serial killer nicknamed Mistletoe. it will get you RIGHT into that holiday spirit. 🔪 🚨 SKSG is a kindle daily deal today ONLY 🚨04 Dec 2025 13:30 +0000at://did:plc:b2nsdkpv4jkn2mlidazmzfhe/app.bsky.feed.post/3m763eltjjm25https://bsky.app/profile/saratogaishere.bsky.social/post/3m73kvw7qua2ntwo things that have constantly happened to me since becoming a published author: - my name being misspelled - being misgendered please y'all, this info is readily available. i understand mistakes, but if you're a journalist or reviewer or industry professional just take the extra 2 sec to check03 Dec 2025 13:30 +0000at://did:plc:b2nsdkpv4jkn2mlidazmzfhe/app.bsky.feed.post/3m73kvw7qua2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/saratogaishere.bsky.social/post/3m6wjxw6mrm2pthe UK cover of my fucked up body horror about a tradwife influencer who has a demonic, hungry baby is SO COOL. and relevant. if you read the book, you'll see i have some *thoughts* about social media's relationship with the rise of tradwife culture. 👀01 Dec 2025 13:30 +0000at://did:plc:b2nsdkpv4jkn2mlidazmzfhe/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6wjxw6mrm2phttps://bsky.app/profile/saratogaishere.bsky.social/post/3m6ewphkmq425look if you're picking up a book called SERIAL KILLER SUPPORT GROUP and then tagging me to complain it's "unrealistic," i kinda feel like that's on you. the title makes it very clear what you're getting into lol.24 Nov 2025 13:30 +0000at://did:plc:b2nsdkpv4jkn2mlidazmzfhe/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6ewphkmq425https://bsky.app/profile/saratogaishere.bsky.social/post/3m62xdosfqc2dhappy birthday to the UK edition of my debut novel, which comes out today! (with a badass new cover 😍) https://bedfordsquarepublishers.co.uk/book/serial-killer-support-group/#20 Nov 2025 14:15 +0000at://did:plc:b2nsdkpv4jkn2mlidazmzfhe/app.bsky.feed.post/3m62xdosfqc2d