{"id":78,"date":"2019-06-09T10:45:43","date_gmt":"2019-06-09T10:45:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/modfarm.dev\/decastell\/?page_id=78"},"modified":"2023-08-11T17:05:25","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T21:05:25","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/decastell.com\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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I REALLY WANTED TO BE A BARD . . .<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

TRAVEL, ADVENTURE, SWORDFIGHTING, MUSIC . . . WHO WOULDN’T WANT THAT JOB?
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When I was sixteen, I was off on an island, camping by myself, and ended up having to wait about six hours for a ferry. While sitting on the pier, I read a book titled Bard by Keith Taylor filled with music, adventure, and swordplay. I was hooked. Unfortunately, it turns out there’s no such job as “bard” these days, so I’ve made do with a string of strange vocations, all of which brought me right back to books, only now I get to write them for a living!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Awards and Nominations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Ah, awards . . . What’s that saying? “Always a bridesmaid, never a bride”? I’ve been fortunate to be nominated for some wonderful accolades, but alas, some other more talented person keeps insisting on winning. That said, I did<\/em> win this lovely award from Booknest, which sits in a prized place on my shelf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My beloved Booknest Best Fantasy Award. One day I shall smite a burglar with it.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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2019 – FINALIST – SUNBURST (CANADA) BEST YOUNG ADULT<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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