Guest post: “Behind Red Stone Walls” by Renee Carter Hall
Reblogging two guest posts of mine from the Furry Writers’ Guild blog — this first one being an appreciation of Brian Jacques’ influence on my work/writing life.
Originally posted on Furry Writers' Guild:
Behind Red Stone Walls
Many readers’ experiences with Brian Jacques’ Redwall books began in childhood. I was in my senior year of high school when I first discovered the books, but as with all of my reading, age never mattered, whether it was my age or the intended audience of the books.
At that time, since I didn’t have a good bookstore close to home, I picked up a lot of my casual reading from the book and magazine sections of local grocery stores. One day I found Martin the Warrior on those racks alongside thrillers and romances, and from the first glance at the cover, I was hooked.
It was a while before I realized the book was technically children’s fiction. This paperback edition was mass-market size, not the larger format I was used to for middle-grade fiction, and the bookstore where I bought the…
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