Matthew Siadak
@backwardsknight.com
Author of stories Eldritch, Fantasy, and Horror. Crow. Lost Boy. Dreamer of dreams. I love to cook, play TTRPGs, etc. I tinker, making jam and soap.
He/him.
Signed books! https://backwardsknight.bigcartel.com
More here: https://linktr.ee/backwardsknight
He/him.
Signed books! https://backwardsknight.bigcartel.com
More here: https://linktr.ee/backwardsknight
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Question: What super power do you want?
Vote now for The Dark Side of Super Audio Book on @BackerKit!
www.backerkit.com
What super power would YOU choose, knowing it comes with a cost??? Check out my poll!
The Dark Side of Super audio book is going swimmingly, but there's still much to do.
We are working towards epic, ultra-mega stretch goals. Check it out!
#BookBazaar25 #BookSky
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/t...
The Dark Side of Super audio book is going swimmingly, but there's still much to do.
We are working towards epic, ultra-mega stretch goals. Check it out!
#BookBazaar25 #BookSky
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/t...
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HEY GUESS WHAT
my debut novel Exit Ghost is in this ginormous bundle on itch!
So if you want to read modern witchy girl Hamlet at the Jersey shore for an EXTREMELY low price, along with 73 other things...get thee to the link! Today and tomorrow!
itch.io/b/3410/creat...
my debut novel Exit Ghost is in this ginormous bundle on itch!
So if you want to read modern witchy girl Hamlet at the Jersey shore for an EXTREMELY low price, along with 73 other things...get thee to the link! Today and tomorrow!
itch.io/b/3410/creat...
November 27, 2025 at 3:30 PM
HEY GUESS WHAT
my debut novel Exit Ghost is in this ginormous bundle on itch!
So if you want to read modern witchy girl Hamlet at the Jersey shore for an EXTREMELY low price, along with 73 other things...get thee to the link! Today and tomorrow!
itch.io/b/3410/creat...
my debut novel Exit Ghost is in this ginormous bundle on itch!
So if you want to read modern witchy girl Hamlet at the Jersey shore for an EXTREMELY low price, along with 73 other things...get thee to the link! Today and tomorrow!
itch.io/b/3410/creat...
Come hang out right meow!
In about 3.5 hours, we'll be live with @belindacrawford.bsky.social talking The Hero Rebellion. Come join us! www.twitch.tv/thebookbazaar
TheBookBazaar - Twitch
NOT A BRAND: WE'RE A GROUP OF INDIES! A celebration of publishing and all things book! Crowdfunding group project banding together indie authors and publishers of all kinds - Funding NOW until Dec. 3r...
www.twitch.tv
November 28, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Come hang out right meow!
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New SUPER tier levels! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/a...
#booksky #tbb25 #thebookbazaar25 #crowdfunding #scifi #queerbooks #lgbtqbooks #indieauthor #alienromance #romance #aliens #audiobooks
#booksky #tbb25 #thebookbazaar25 #crowdfunding #scifi #queerbooks #lgbtqbooks #indieauthor #alienromance #romance #aliens #audiobooks
Gems and Star Flowers Audiobook Campaign Project Update: MEGA TIERS ADDED, 60% FUNDED
We're more than halfway there, livin' on a prayer, and now there are new MEGA TIERS - These are both all digital and include SUPERNOVA which is a TBR overload of my ENTIRE ca...
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November 27, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Turkey Day Brisket. 🍽️
November 27, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Turkey Day Brisket. 🍽️
HEY #BOOKSKY!
Do you like books? Do you like supporting indie authors?
Do you like saving money on said books WHILE supporting indie authors?!
If so, look no further!
#CreatorDay is here on itch and we have 40+ creators bringing 70+ books for you.
Let's go!
itch.io/b/3410/creat...
#BookTok
Do you like books? Do you like supporting indie authors?
Do you like saving money on said books WHILE supporting indie authors?!
If so, look no further!
#CreatorDay is here on itch and we have 40+ creators bringing 70+ books for you.
Let's go!
itch.io/b/3410/creat...
#BookTok
November 27, 2025 at 4:58 PM
HEY #BOOKSKY!
Do you like books? Do you like supporting indie authors?
Do you like saving money on said books WHILE supporting indie authors?!
If so, look no further!
#CreatorDay is here on itch and we have 40+ creators bringing 70+ books for you.
Let's go!
itch.io/b/3410/creat...
#BookTok
Do you like books? Do you like supporting indie authors?
Do you like saving money on said books WHILE supporting indie authors?!
If so, look no further!
#CreatorDay is here on itch and we have 40+ creators bringing 70+ books for you.
Let's go!
itch.io/b/3410/creat...
#BookTok
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🎨45 CREATORS✒️
🎧74 ITEMS📚
🎉✨82% DISCOUNT✨🎉
This weekend, support independent creatives! This bundle is ENORMOUS. So big it has attained awareness and now it wants to be yours.
That sounds creepy.
Anyway. Give it a home: itch.io/b/3410/creat...
big thx to @aimeecozza.com
#CreatorDay2025
🎧74 ITEMS📚
🎉✨82% DISCOUNT✨🎉
This weekend, support independent creatives! This bundle is ENORMOUS. So big it has attained awareness and now it wants to be yours.
That sounds creepy.
Anyway. Give it a home: itch.io/b/3410/creat...
big thx to @aimeecozza.com
#CreatorDay2025
November 27, 2025 at 4:03 PM
🎨45 CREATORS✒️
🎧74 ITEMS📚
🎉✨82% DISCOUNT✨🎉
This weekend, support independent creatives! This bundle is ENORMOUS. So big it has attained awareness and now it wants to be yours.
That sounds creepy.
Anyway. Give it a home: itch.io/b/3410/creat...
big thx to @aimeecozza.com
#CreatorDay2025
🎧74 ITEMS📚
🎉✨82% DISCOUNT✨🎉
This weekend, support independent creatives! This bundle is ENORMOUS. So big it has attained awareness and now it wants to be yours.
That sounds creepy.
Anyway. Give it a home: itch.io/b/3410/creat...
big thx to @aimeecozza.com
#CreatorDay2025
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Hey everyone! Yes, I'm still shouting about this! And I will continue to do so!
Why? Because this is happening tomorrow!!!
My books, along with sooooo many others, are in this awesome bundle!
I'm getting it and you should, like, so totally, too!
itch.io/b/3410/creat...
#indie #indieauthors #art
Why? Because this is happening tomorrow!!!
My books, along with sooooo many others, are in this awesome bundle!
I'm getting it and you should, like, so totally, too!
itch.io/b/3410/creat...
#indie #indieauthors #art
November 27, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Hey everyone! Yes, I'm still shouting about this! And I will continue to do so!
Why? Because this is happening tomorrow!!!
My books, along with sooooo many others, are in this awesome bundle!
I'm getting it and you should, like, so totally, too!
itch.io/b/3410/creat...
#indie #indieauthors #art
Why? Because this is happening tomorrow!!!
My books, along with sooooo many others, are in this awesome bundle!
I'm getting it and you should, like, so totally, too!
itch.io/b/3410/creat...
#indie #indieauthors #art
Gooooooood morning friends, and to those celebrating, a happy Thanksgiving to you.
November 27, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Gooooooood morning friends, and to those celebrating, a happy Thanksgiving to you.
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Think of it as a very deep Christmas stocking to yourself.
Also it includes my tentacle smut
Also it includes my tentacle smut
Yoooo! A huge #CreatorDay2025 Bundle is going live! On Friday, November 28th, creators will receive 100% of their profits.
In this giant bundle, there's 75 items from 45 creators. The regular price of all of THIS would be $293.66. It's only at $50!!! That an 82% discount.
itch.io/b/3410/creat...
In this giant bundle, there's 75 items from 45 creators. The regular price of all of THIS would be $293.66. It's only at $50!!! That an 82% discount.
itch.io/b/3410/creat...
November 27, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Think of it as a very deep Christmas stocking to yourself.
Also it includes my tentacle smut
Also it includes my tentacle smut
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HELP ME HIT MY FUNDING GOAL AND I'LL SHARE PICS OF BABY SEROSH!!! He's my giant desk goblin. But once, not that long ago, he was an itty bitty wittle kitten.
😅 Please and thank you.
Reposts are also good. I like those. Those help. 😁
😅 Please and thank you.
Reposts are also good. I like those. Those help. 😁
FUNDING until December 3rd!
Help make this creepy, fairy themed book a reality. It's got tales, poetry, warnings, things that happen for no good reason, art, cute critters, mushrooms, and so much more!
And check out the rest of @the-book-bazaar.com, too!
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...
Help make this creepy, fairy themed book a reality. It's got tales, poetry, warnings, things that happen for no good reason, art, cute critters, mushrooms, and so much more!
And check out the rest of @the-book-bazaar.com, too!
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...
Fairy Seasons
Fairy Seasons is an anthology of light and darkness, exploring the fickle nature of fairy kind. The stories span from delightful tales of fairy encounters to nightmarish situations within the darkest ...
www.backerkit.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:30 AM
HELP ME HIT MY FUNDING GOAL AND I'LL SHARE PICS OF BABY SEROSH!!! He's my giant desk goblin. But once, not that long ago, he was an itty bitty wittle kitten.
😅 Please and thank you.
Reposts are also good. I like those. Those help. 😁
😅 Please and thank you.
Reposts are also good. I like those. Those help. 😁
$70 left to fund on this project. LET'S GO FRIENDS!
FUNDING until December 3rd!
Help make this creepy, fairy themed book a reality. It's got tales, poetry, warnings, things that happen for no good reason, art, cute critters, mushrooms, and so much more!
And check out the rest of @the-book-bazaar.com, too!
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...
Help make this creepy, fairy themed book a reality. It's got tales, poetry, warnings, things that happen for no good reason, art, cute critters, mushrooms, and so much more!
And check out the rest of @the-book-bazaar.com, too!
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...
Fairy Seasons
Fairy Seasons is an anthology of light and darkness, exploring the fickle nature of fairy kind. The stories span from delightful tales of fairy encounters to nightmarish situations within the darkest ...
www.backerkit.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:24 AM
$70 left to fund on this project. LET'S GO FRIENDS!
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Yoooo! A huge #CreatorDay2025 Bundle is going live! On Friday, November 28th, creators will receive 100% of their profits.
In this giant bundle, there's 75 items from 45 creators. The regular price of all of THIS would be $293.66. It's only at $50!!! That an 82% discount.
itch.io/b/3410/creat...
In this giant bundle, there's 75 items from 45 creators. The regular price of all of THIS would be $293.66. It's only at $50!!! That an 82% discount.
itch.io/b/3410/creat...
November 27, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Yoooo! A huge #CreatorDay2025 Bundle is going live! On Friday, November 28th, creators will receive 100% of their profits.
In this giant bundle, there's 75 items from 45 creators. The regular price of all of THIS would be $293.66. It's only at $50!!! That an 82% discount.
itch.io/b/3410/creat...
In this giant bundle, there's 75 items from 45 creators. The regular price of all of THIS would be $293.66. It's only at $50!!! That an 82% discount.
itch.io/b/3410/creat...
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ONE WEEK REMAINS! PLUS, NEW EBOOK & ART PLEDGE LEVEL!
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/a...
#booksky #tbb25 #thebookbazaar25 #crowdfunding #scifi #queerbooks #lgbtqbooks #indieauthor #alienromance #romance #aliens #audiobooks #queerscifi
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/a...
#booksky #tbb25 #thebookbazaar25 #crowdfunding #scifi #queerbooks #lgbtqbooks #indieauthor #alienromance #romance #aliens #audiobooks #queerscifi
Gems and Star Flowers Audiobook Campaign Project Update: ONE WEEK REMAINS + NEW PLEDGE LEVEL!
ONE WEEK REMAINS!
If you've been waiting to join up, now's the time! And if you're not an audiobook person, the ebook comes with EVERY tier $5 and up! PLUS, a new tier has b...
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November 27, 2025 at 3:19 AM
ONE WEEK REMAINS! PLUS, NEW EBOOK & ART PLEDGE LEVEL!
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/a...
#booksky #tbb25 #thebookbazaar25 #crowdfunding #scifi #queerbooks #lgbtqbooks #indieauthor #alienromance #romance #aliens #audiobooks #queerscifi
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/a...
#booksky #tbb25 #thebookbazaar25 #crowdfunding #scifi #queerbooks #lgbtqbooks #indieauthor #alienromance #romance #aliens #audiobooks #queerscifi
The Backwards Knight is in here! SO MANY BOOKS FOR AN ABSOLUTE S T E A L!
This Friday is Creator Day on Itch, so we're celebrating with this amazing bundle!!
Grab 74 titles for only $50 (that's an 82% savings!) & feel good knowing every penny goes directly toward the 45 small creators who made it happen. 💙📚
Sale starts tomorrow! Find it here: itch.io/b/3410/creat...
Grab 74 titles for only $50 (that's an 82% savings!) & feel good knowing every penny goes directly toward the 45 small creators who made it happen. 💙📚
Sale starts tomorrow! Find it here: itch.io/b/3410/creat...
November 27, 2025 at 2:35 AM
The Backwards Knight is in here! SO MANY BOOKS FOR AN ABSOLUTE S T E A L!
I'm very thankful for my wife and friends. The people I work with, DayJob or otherwise. Chances are I'm thankful for you too.
November 27, 2025 at 1:50 AM
I'm very thankful for my wife and friends. The people I work with, DayJob or otherwise. Chances are I'm thankful for you too.
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The birthday sale continues! (Thank you to everyone who has already purchased a copy, you’ve made this a wonderful birthday week 💕)
My birthday is this friday! Which means my gift to you is that Songs of Broken Bells is on sale for the whole week!
Universal Link: buy.bookfunnel.com/rktaq3muij
Payhip: payhip.com/b/hKG10
Itch: voicesofvalhoon.itch.io/songs-of-bro...
Universal Link: buy.bookfunnel.com/rktaq3muij
Payhip: payhip.com/b/hKG10
Itch: voicesofvalhoon.itch.io/songs-of-bro...
November 26, 2025 at 2:44 PM
The birthday sale continues! (Thank you to everyone who has already purchased a copy, you’ve made this a wonderful birthday week 💕)
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You talking about my books, or the books of any author you love, goes exponentially further than that author talking about their own books, especially on social media where your posts can go viral
I mean. Remember Bigolas Dickolas?
I mean. Remember Bigolas Dickolas?
FWIW: Mention books you like or you think others might like. You never know what'll happen:
I saw The Sad Bastard Cookbook here so I mentioned it on Masto (in a "in case you need this" sense). It kinda went viral (1K shares). It jumped to a high ranking on Amazon and then they got media attention.
I saw The Sad Bastard Cookbook here so I mentioned it on Masto (in a "in case you need this" sense). It kinda went viral (1K shares). It jumped to a high ranking on Amazon and then they got media attention.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 26, 2025 at 3:40 AM
You talking about my books, or the books of any author you love, goes exponentially further than that author talking about their own books, especially on social media where your posts can go viral
I mean. Remember Bigolas Dickolas?
I mean. Remember Bigolas Dickolas?
Go give this a read, and check out the rest of the interviews! and check out The Book Bazaar as a whole!
We're ending the day with an interview with @backwardsknight.com, author of The Dark Side of Super, an interconnected collection of super-powered shorts, as he runs his crowdfund campaign for an audiobook as part of @the-book-bazaar.com:
www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-inter... #AMoRaR
www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-inter... #AMoRaR
November 26, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Go give this a read, and check out the rest of the interviews! and check out The Book Bazaar as a whole!
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ONE WEEK REMAINING!
Hop aboard! There's options for every type of reader! Ebook comes with every tier!
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/a...
#booksky #tbb25 #thebookbazaar25 #crowdfunding #scifi #queerbooks #lgbtqbooks #indieauthor #alienromance #romance #aliens #audiobooks
Hop aboard! There's options for every type of reader! Ebook comes with every tier!
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/a...
#booksky #tbb25 #thebookbazaar25 #crowdfunding #scifi #queerbooks #lgbtqbooks #indieauthor #alienromance #romance #aliens #audiobooks
Gems and Star Flowers Audiobook Campaign
Gems and Star Flowers is an upcoming sci-fi queer romance by Amara Lynn and co-written with their best friend. The book will feature a mix of Amara's signature coziness, a helping of angst, and a happ...
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November 26, 2025 at 3:31 PM
ONE WEEK REMAINING!
Hop aboard! There's options for every type of reader! Ebook comes with every tier!
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/a...
#booksky #tbb25 #thebookbazaar25 #crowdfunding #scifi #queerbooks #lgbtqbooks #indieauthor #alienromance #romance #aliens #audiobooks
Hop aboard! There's options for every type of reader! Ebook comes with every tier!
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/a...
#booksky #tbb25 #thebookbazaar25 #crowdfunding #scifi #queerbooks #lgbtqbooks #indieauthor #alienromance #romance #aliens #audiobooks
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We hit stretch goal #2! 🎉 Keraun's inner secrets revealed (or some of his fuzzy thoughts, at least)
Now for something even juicier - classified interviews with the love interest and the mean mentor!
Shenanigans at @the-book-bazaar.com on @backerkit.com
#yafantasy #sciencefantasy 💙📚🪐
Now for something even juicier - classified interviews with the love interest and the mean mentor!
Shenanigans at @the-book-bazaar.com on @backerkit.com
#yafantasy #sciencefantasy 💙📚🪐
Darkhaven – Operation: Chocolate Overload Hardcover Edition Community Achievement: STRETCH GOAL: Confidential Files
Retrieve classified records of author interviews with key characters
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November 26, 2025 at 3:26 PM
We hit stretch goal #2! 🎉 Keraun's inner secrets revealed (or some of his fuzzy thoughts, at least)
Now for something even juicier - classified interviews with the love interest and the mean mentor!
Shenanigans at @the-book-bazaar.com on @backerkit.com
#yafantasy #sciencefantasy 💙📚🪐
Now for something even juicier - classified interviews with the love interest and the mean mentor!
Shenanigans at @the-book-bazaar.com on @backerkit.com
#yafantasy #sciencefantasy 💙📚🪐
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It's A Month of Rain & Reads, and we've got an interview for you.
Today, we have a chat with Melissa Stone, author of the Keverynn Trilogy and the Stars of Destiny series.
www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-inter...
(includes pictures of dragons)
#AMoRaR #BookSky
Today, we have a chat with Melissa Stone, author of the Keverynn Trilogy and the Stars of Destiny series.
www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-inter...
(includes pictures of dragons)
#AMoRaR #BookSky
November 26, 2025 at 1:17 PM
It's A Month of Rain & Reads, and we've got an interview for you.
Today, we have a chat with Melissa Stone, author of the Keverynn Trilogy and the Stars of Destiny series.
www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-inter...
(includes pictures of dragons)
#AMoRaR #BookSky
Today, we have a chat with Melissa Stone, author of the Keverynn Trilogy and the Stars of Destiny series.
www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-inter...
(includes pictures of dragons)
#AMoRaR #BookSky
We're now 166% funded and we are TWO DOLLARS away from hitting $1,000!
Would you be my hero and push me over that milestone?
Would you be my hero and push me over that milestone?
November 26, 2025 at 2:45 PM
We're now 166% funded and we are TWO DOLLARS away from hitting $1,000!
Would you be my hero and push me over that milestone?
Would you be my hero and push me over that milestone?
Good morning, friends! Hope you're all having a wonderful day so far, or are still sleeping soundly, and that the day stays wonderful.
I have an interview for The Backwards Knight and The Dark Side of Super today with @beardedbookbeast.bsky.social!
3pm Central/4pm Eastern.
#BookSky
I have an interview for The Backwards Knight and The Dark Side of Super today with @beardedbookbeast.bsky.social!
3pm Central/4pm Eastern.
#BookSky
Live Chat with Author Matthew Siadak (Beast Friends Forever 125)
YouTube video by The Bearded Book Beast
youtu.be
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Good morning, friends! Hope you're all having a wonderful day so far, or are still sleeping soundly, and that the day stays wonderful.
I have an interview for The Backwards Knight and The Dark Side of Super today with @beardedbookbeast.bsky.social!
3pm Central/4pm Eastern.
#BookSky
I have an interview for The Backwards Knight and The Dark Side of Super today with @beardedbookbeast.bsky.social!
3pm Central/4pm Eastern.
#BookSky
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It's the FI-NAL COUNTDOWN!
November 26, 2025 at 3:12 AM
It's the FI-NAL COUNTDOWN!