Author R E HOLDING, who was born in Iowa and now resides in the Missouri Hills with her husband. She has a passion for storytelling across various media, with a special interest in horror.  The American Sci-Fi / Mystery author Christopher Pike is a strong influence on her work. By day, R E HOLDING is a scientist... but by night, she is a horror-fantasy writer. 

Her recent novel “Reaper’s Gamble,” features some excellent world-building and a believable magic system that’s rooted in crafts and guilds.  So I wanted to talk with her about writing plausible magic and describing realistic worlds.

This new interview covers the author’s world-building tips, insights into what she describes as ‘world-building sickness’, her magic system development, and her editing techniques.