Matthew Siadak
@backwardsknight.com
Author of stories Eldritch, Fantasy, and Horror. Crow. Lost Boy. Dreamer of dreams. I love to cook, play PF2e, etc. I tinker, and make jam and soap.
He/him.
Signed books! https://backwardsknight.bigcartel.com
More here: https://backwardsknight.com/links
He/him.
Signed books! https://backwardsknight.bigcartel.com
More here: https://backwardsknight.com/links
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Matthew Siadak
@backwardsknight.com
· Aug 9
Do YOU want to help me get a top hat for Orn? Laela looks dashing in hers, and this backwards sort of knight is trying not to pout that he doesn't yet.
You can help get monocles, ascots, canes, and more!
Purely for fun, but also to help me with #BookBazaar26.
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/t...
You can help get monocles, ascots, canes, and more!
Purely for fun, but also to help me with #BookBazaar26.
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/t...
GO SLAM THAT FOLLOW BUTTON, POSTHASTE!
I am 👀 for 2 more followers (more would be nice) for my cozy adjacent fantasy featuring a scuba diving cat, a shark army, and mythology (both human and feline).
Can you help get me across the (pre-launch) finish line?
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/k...
#TBB2026 #Cozy #Fantasy #Cats 💙📚🐈🪐
Can you help get me across the (pre-launch) finish line?
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/k...
#TBB2026 #Cozy #Fantasy #Cats 💙📚🐈🪐
Becoming Neptune's Cat: A Feline Cozy-Adjacent Fantasy
Get notified when Becoming Neptune's Cat: A Feline Cozy-Adjacent Fantasy launches on BackerKit!
www.backerkit.com
September 22, 2026 at 6:22 PM
GO SLAM THAT FOLLOW BUTTON, POSTHASTE!
DO NOT MISS OUT! Go follow this right meow for all the updates and to show some support when it launches!
I am 👀 for 2 more followers (more would be nice) for my cozy adjacent fantasy featuring a scuba diving cat, a shark army, and mythology (both human and feline).
Can you help get me across the (pre-launch) finish line?
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/k...
#TBB2026 #Cozy #Fantasy #Cats 💙📚🐈🪐
Can you help get me across the (pre-launch) finish line?
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/k...
#TBB2026 #Cozy #Fantasy #Cats 💙📚🐈🪐
Becoming Neptune's Cat: A Feline Cozy-Adjacent Fantasy
Get notified when Becoming Neptune's Cat: A Feline Cozy-Adjacent Fantasy launches on BackerKit!
www.backerkit.com
September 22, 2026 at 6:20 PM
DO NOT MISS OUT! Go follow this right meow for all the updates and to show some support when it launches!
We are 37 days away from the launch of #BookBazaar26. What does that mean? That means in a little over a month you'll be able to throw your love and support at #TheForgottenPrincess to help bring it to life.
I would love YOUR HELP! I'd love to hit 50, or even 69, maybe even 100, by launch.
I would love YOUR HELP! I'd love to hit 50, or even 69, maybe even 100, by launch.
The Forgotten Princess - Eldritch Remnants Book 2
Get notified when The Forgotten Princess - Eldritch Remnants Book 2 launches on BackerKit!
www.backerkit.com
September 22, 2026 at 6:18 PM
We are 37 days away from the launch of #BookBazaar26. What does that mean? That means in a little over a month you'll be able to throw your love and support at #TheForgottenPrincess to help bring it to life.
I would love YOUR HELP! I'd love to hit 50, or even 69, maybe even 100, by launch.
I would love YOUR HELP! I'd love to hit 50, or even 69, maybe even 100, by launch.
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I am 👀 for 2 more followers (more would be nice) for my cozy adjacent fantasy featuring a scuba diving cat, a shark army, and mythology (both human and feline).
Can you help get me across the (pre-launch) finish line?
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/k...
#TBB2026 #Cozy #Fantasy #Cats 💙📚🐈🪐
Can you help get me across the (pre-launch) finish line?
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/k...
#TBB2026 #Cozy #Fantasy #Cats 💙📚🐈🪐
Becoming Neptune's Cat: A Feline Cozy-Adjacent Fantasy
Get notified when Becoming Neptune's Cat: A Feline Cozy-Adjacent Fantasy launches on BackerKit!
www.backerkit.com
September 22, 2026 at 6:13 PM
I am 👀 for 2 more followers (more would be nice) for my cozy adjacent fantasy featuring a scuba diving cat, a shark army, and mythology (both human and feline).
Can you help get me across the (pre-launch) finish line?
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/k...
#TBB2026 #Cozy #Fantasy #Cats 💙📚🐈🪐
Can you help get me across the (pre-launch) finish line?
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/k...
#TBB2026 #Cozy #Fantasy #Cats 💙📚🐈🪐
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Ayun is SO CUTE, and I love how she turned out.
I only need 8 more followers on MirrorGaze, so check out my pinned post to follow along.
#bookrec #booksky #fantasybooks
I only need 8 more followers on MirrorGaze, so check out my pinned post to follow along.
#bookrec #booksky #fantasybooks
She's just tired and wants to travel and I relate. This book is an adult fairytale novella so it's short, sweet, and full of badass women. Follow by clicking the link in my bio, heading to BackerKit, and entering your email. Art by me! #booktok #fantasybooks #indieauthor #princess #bookrec
Tycho Dorian Art and Writing on TikTok
www.tiktok.com
September 22, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Ayun is SO CUTE, and I love how she turned out.
I only need 8 more followers on MirrorGaze, so check out my pinned post to follow along.
#bookrec #booksky #fantasybooks
I only need 8 more followers on MirrorGaze, so check out my pinned post to follow along.
#bookrec #booksky #fantasybooks
There's something lurking out there that wants to burrow into our world from another. As tentacles slither and impossibly large hands try to find purchase, dragging their way into the world, what's a knight to do?
Want to know more?
Find The Backwards Knight wherever books are!
#Booksky #Booktok
Want to know more?
Find The Backwards Knight wherever books are!
#Booksky #Booktok
September 22, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Reposted by Matthew Siadak
What's a knight to do to convince a princess that there's more going on with the mages they hunt?
He's seeking answers, she's dragging them before The Paladin.
Who has the right of it? The answer might be as clear as a duck-laden pond.
Check out The Backwards Knight today!
#Booksky #Booktok
He's seeking answers, she's dragging them before The Paladin.
Who has the right of it? The answer might be as clear as a duck-laden pond.
Check out The Backwards Knight today!
#Booksky #Booktok
September 21, 2026 at 12:39 PM
Tonight's progress sees us rewriting an entire chapter in TFP's interlude, netting us 1183 words positive.
That moves the meter to:
▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓░░░░░░░░░░ 52.02%
On track with where I wanted to be, for the most part.
That moves the meter to:
▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓░░░░░░░░░░ 52.02%
On track with where I wanted to be, for the most part.
September 22, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Tonight's progress sees us rewriting an entire chapter in TFP's interlude, netting us 1183 words positive.
That moves the meter to:
▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓░░░░░░░░░░ 52.02%
On track with where I wanted to be, for the most part.
That moves the meter to:
▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓░░░░░░░░░░ 52.02%
On track with where I wanted to be, for the most part.
September 21, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Reposted by Matthew Siadak
24 punks/authors have come together for a special Punk Spec Fic bundle on Itch.io, including The Thirteenth Hour!
Check out this collection of punks from cyberpunk to steampunk, solarpunk, and more! itch.io/b/3913/punk-...
With thanks to @eliseswords.eurosky.social for organising!
Check out this collection of punks from cyberpunk to steampunk, solarpunk, and more! itch.io/b/3913/punk-...
With thanks to @eliseswords.eurosky.social for organising!
September 20, 2026 at 6:21 PM
24 punks/authors have come together for a special Punk Spec Fic bundle on Itch.io, including The Thirteenth Hour!
Check out this collection of punks from cyberpunk to steampunk, solarpunk, and more! itch.io/b/3913/punk-...
With thanks to @eliseswords.eurosky.social for organising!
Check out this collection of punks from cyberpunk to steampunk, solarpunk, and more! itch.io/b/3913/punk-...
With thanks to @eliseswords.eurosky.social for organising!
Reposted by Matthew Siadak
Book trailer time👀 Such Sweet Sorrow is a love letter to those who've dealt with tragedy and come out on the other side— different, but dealing.
I haven't been yapping enough about this! Campaign: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/a...
#IndieAuthor 📚🩸
Part of #BookBazaar26 on @backerkit.com :)
I haven't been yapping enough about this! Campaign: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/a...
#IndieAuthor 📚🩸
Part of #BookBazaar26 on @backerkit.com :)
Such Sweet Sorrow: My new book project is coming soon!
YouTube video by VampireAntihero
youtu.be
September 21, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Book trailer time👀 Such Sweet Sorrow is a love letter to those who've dealt with tragedy and come out on the other side— different, but dealing.
I haven't been yapping enough about this! Campaign: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/a...
#IndieAuthor 📚🩸
Part of #BookBazaar26 on @backerkit.com :)
I haven't been yapping enough about this! Campaign: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/a...
#IndieAuthor 📚🩸
Part of #BookBazaar26 on @backerkit.com :)
Reposted by Matthew Siadak
Some of the little halloween witch familiars i painted for a town show!
September 21, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Some of the little halloween witch familiars i painted for a town show!
Reposted by Matthew Siadak
Take a peek at the stories in LOVELY TERRORS! 🦇
I'm so excited to share these with you!! If you follow the project updates, you'll get more early peeks 👀
LOVELY TERRORS: AN ANTHOLOGY OF VAMPIRIC HORROR launches with The Book Bazaar on Oct. 29!
tinyurl.com/lovely-terrors
@the-book-bazaar.com
I'm so excited to share these with you!! If you follow the project updates, you'll get more early peeks 👀
LOVELY TERRORS: AN ANTHOLOGY OF VAMPIRIC HORROR launches with The Book Bazaar on Oct. 29!
tinyurl.com/lovely-terrors
@the-book-bazaar.com
September 21, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Take a peek at the stories in LOVELY TERRORS! 🦇
I'm so excited to share these with you!! If you follow the project updates, you'll get more early peeks 👀
LOVELY TERRORS: AN ANTHOLOGY OF VAMPIRIC HORROR launches with The Book Bazaar on Oct. 29!
tinyurl.com/lovely-terrors
@the-book-bazaar.com
I'm so excited to share these with you!! If you follow the project updates, you'll get more early peeks 👀
LOVELY TERRORS: AN ANTHOLOGY OF VAMPIRIC HORROR launches with The Book Bazaar on Oct. 29!
tinyurl.com/lovely-terrors
@the-book-bazaar.com
What's a knight to do to convince a princess that there's more going on with the mages they hunt?
He's seeking answers, she's dragging them before The Paladin.
Who has the right of it? The answer might be as clear as a duck-laden pond.
Check out The Backwards Knight today!
#Booksky #Booktok
He's seeking answers, she's dragging them before The Paladin.
Who has the right of it? The answer might be as clear as a duck-laden pond.
Check out The Backwards Knight today!
#Booksky #Booktok
September 21, 2026 at 12:39 PM
Only 9 more followers until my next digital reward of my second tophat, I think! Orn needs to look dapper, so click through and follow my Backerkit campaign today!
Do YOU want to help me get a top hat for Orn? Laela looks dashing in hers, and this backwards sort of knight is trying not to pout that he doesn't yet.
You can help get monocles, ascots, canes, and more!
Purely for fun, but also to help me with #BookBazaar26.
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/t...
You can help get monocles, ascots, canes, and more!
Purely for fun, but also to help me with #BookBazaar26.
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/t...
September 21, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Only 9 more followers until my next digital reward of my second tophat, I think! Orn needs to look dapper, so click through and follow my Backerkit campaign today!
Buffet Infinity is a fever dream of a movie.
September 21, 2026 at 3:19 AM
Buffet Infinity is a fever dream of a movie.
I'm over halfway done with this round of edits for The Forgotten Princess. I am super excited with how the manuscript is shaping up, and where it's headed.
It's going to be great. And as soon as we wrap dev edits, editor wants me to start on The Broken Sword.
More to come.
It's going to be great. And as soon as we wrap dev edits, editor wants me to start on The Broken Sword.
More to come.
September 20, 2026 at 10:38 PM
I'm over halfway done with this round of edits for The Forgotten Princess. I am super excited with how the manuscript is shaping up, and where it's headed.
It's going to be great. And as soon as we wrap dev edits, editor wants me to start on The Broken Sword.
More to come.
It's going to be great. And as soon as we wrap dev edits, editor wants me to start on The Broken Sword.
More to come.
1,747 words today, and 163/318 pages after doing some heavy cuts. Over halfway done with TFP!
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September 20, 2026 at 8:40 PM
1,747 words today, and 163/318 pages after doing some heavy cuts. Over halfway done with TFP!
▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓░░░░░░░░░░ 51.26%
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Reposted by Matthew Siadak
Punk-ass SFFH, fed up with shit and doing spec fic different
Books from all along the spectrum of punk fiction
24 books for $24 through the end of the month
🪐📚
itch.io/b/3913/punk-...
Books from all along the spectrum of punk fiction
24 books for $24 through the end of the month
🪐📚
itch.io/b/3913/punk-...
September 20, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Punk-ass SFFH, fed up with shit and doing spec fic different
Books from all along the spectrum of punk fiction
24 books for $24 through the end of the month
🪐📚
itch.io/b/3913/punk-...
Books from all along the spectrum of punk fiction
24 books for $24 through the end of the month
🪐📚
itch.io/b/3913/punk-...
Logging on be like...my people.
September 20, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Logging on be like...my people.
Just remember, friends...
September 20, 2026 at 12:38 PM
Just remember, friends...
Hopefully I've caught your attention with The Backwards Knight's first line, and you're interested in finding your next favorite fantasy read, rife with eldritch horror.
Check it out wherever books are sold! And the sequel should be out next year!
Check it out wherever books are sold! And the sequel should be out next year!
September 20, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Hopefully I've caught your attention with The Backwards Knight's first line, and you're interested in finding your next favorite fantasy read, rife with eldritch horror.
Check it out wherever books are sold! And the sequel should be out next year!
Check it out wherever books are sold! And the sequel should be out next year!
Reposted by Matthew Siadak
You probably already know that I write books, and have two out in the world. Maybe you have seen some of the (very many) videos, posts, and marketing.
Maybe not.
But that's not all of who I am. I love to read, bake tasty treats, and so much more.
And I have books for you.
Check them out today!
Maybe not.
But that's not all of who I am. I love to read, bake tasty treats, and so much more.
And I have books for you.
Check them out today!
September 19, 2026 at 1:14 AM
You probably already know that I write books, and have two out in the world. Maybe you have seen some of the (very many) videos, posts, and marketing.
Maybe not.
But that's not all of who I am. I love to read, bake tasty treats, and so much more.
And I have books for you.
Check them out today!
Maybe not.
But that's not all of who I am. I love to read, bake tasty treats, and so much more.
And I have books for you.
Check them out today!
I continue to make progress on The Forgotten Princess, part of #BookBazaar26 next month.
Knee deep in dev edits round 2.
576 words tonight. 142 / 318 pages.
▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓░░░░░░░░░░░░ 44.65%
If you want more updates as the campaign nears go-live and during, or to even throw in support? Check it out!
Knee deep in dev edits round 2.
576 words tonight. 142 / 318 pages.
▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓░░░░░░░░░░░░ 44.65%
If you want more updates as the campaign nears go-live and during, or to even throw in support? Check it out!
The Forgotten Princess - Eldritch Remnants Book 2
Get notified when The Forgotten Princess - Eldritch Remnants Book 2 launches on BackerKit!
www.backerkit.com
September 20, 2026 at 12:00 AM
I continue to make progress on The Forgotten Princess, part of #BookBazaar26 next month.
Knee deep in dev edits round 2.
576 words tonight. 142 / 318 pages.
▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓░░░░░░░░░░░░ 44.65%
If you want more updates as the campaign nears go-live and during, or to even throw in support? Check it out!
Knee deep in dev edits round 2.
576 words tonight. 142 / 318 pages.
▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓░░░░░░░░░░░░ 44.65%
If you want more updates as the campaign nears go-live and during, or to even throw in support? Check it out!
Aimee is the best!
A big shout-out to @aimeecozza.com!!!
She does a lot of things for @the-book-bazaar.com and is just really cool.
Follow her next @backerkit.com campaign for her next awesome robot book!
#indieauthor #booksky #coolstuff #sff
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/a...
She does a lot of things for @the-book-bazaar.com and is just really cool.
Follow her next @backerkit.com campaign for her next awesome robot book!
#indieauthor #booksky #coolstuff #sff
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/a...
The Gone Machine
Get notified when The Gone Machine launches on BackerKit!
www.backerkit.com
September 19, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Aimee is the best!