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Kal S. Davian

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Science Fiction & Fantasy, Short Stories, Literature & Fiction

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Kal S. Davian is an author, gamer, disc-golfer, and physics enthusiast. He grew up in Wisconsin's Fox Cities surrounded by science fiction and fantasy stories. When he isn't writing, he spends much of his time with his family or learning new things. ...more

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Average rating: 4.0 · 63 ratings · 16 reviews · 9 distinct works

	Branding of a Heretic (Nihilian Effect, #2) 3.42 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Naming the Bane (Nihilian Effect, #1) 4.55 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Casting Rights (Nihilian Effect, #3) 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nihilian Effect Lore (Nihilian Effect #1-3) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Waning Hope (Nihilian Effect, #4) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Through the Suffering of Others by J.R. Karlsson (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Tom Wright (Goodreads Author), Lindsay Buroker (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pyrem Down (Nihilian Effect, #5) 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	When Swords Fall (Nihilian Effect, #0.5) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Apotheon: Fortune (Nihilian Effect, #0) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Everything is a mess.

Well, everything is hitting the fan. Between writing, social media, and insurance, nothing is going very well.

I may have to shelve my post-apoc pirate novel for the time being. It is just taking too long, way too long, stuck in editing hell, and I want to get back to writing other stories. I haven't released something in so long. I don't plan to shelve it forever.

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Nihilian Effect Lore (4 books)
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Kal wants to read Neuromancer (Sprawl, #1) by William Gibson	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Kal is now following Lindsay Buroker Author of The Emperor's Edge (The Emperor's Edge, #1)
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Kal answered A Goodreads user's question: What is with the anime profile image? My profile image is actually from the videogame Breath of Fire 3, which has had a heavy influence on my life since I was a child, and is at the core of all my writing.
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Kal liked Apple Nocom \| Miss Mansanas's review of Pyrem Down (Nihilian Effect, #5): "Big fan of the worldbuilding here. 🛫 On my way to read other books in this series."
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“Only you can stop you.”
― Kal S. Davian

tags: inspirational

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“Once you finish something, you come to the realization that you can do it again.”
― Kal S. Davian

tags: inspirational

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“Planning to write is not writing. Outlining, researching, talking to people about what you're doing, none of that is writing. Writing is writing. ”
― E.L. Doctorow

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“Good writing is supposed to evoke sensation in the reader—not the fact that it is raining, but the feeling of being rained upon.”
― E.L. Doctorow

tags: show-not-tell

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“Writing is like driving at night in the fog. You can only see as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.”
― E.L. Doctorow, Writers At Work: The Paris Review Interviews, 2nd Series

tags: quoted-by-wally-lamb

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“Writing is a socially acceptable form of schizophrenia.”
― E.L. Doctorow

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“I am telling you what I know—words have music and if you are a musician you will write to hear them.”
― E.L. Doctorow