Author R E HOLDING, who was born in Iowa, 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!
Reaper’s Gamble features excellent world-building and a super-believable magic system rooted in crafts & guilds
Her recent novel “Reaper’s Gamble” features excellent world-building and a super-believable magic system that’s rooted in crafts & 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.
Check out the R E Holding Guilds and Magic interview below or on Neil Mach’s Myth & Magic podcast.