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The Six Part II — Sense & Sensibility and Northanger Abbey

Sense & Sensibility For a lot of readers, Sense & Sensibility pales by comparison to Pride & Prejudice. Its structure is so similar to the more famous work — two sisters, straitened circumstances, witty dialog, and finally, married happiness and financial comfort — that the public can be forgiven for considering it Pride & Prejudice Lite. But as with anything by Austen, S&S has unexpected depths and sparkling characterization, as well as a keen understanding Read more…

By Patrice Sarath, ago

The Six — an analysis of Jane Austen’s novels

The six are the Jane Austen canon — Pride & Prejudice, Sense & Sensibility, Persuasion, Northanger Abbey, Mansfield Park, and Emma. The following is my analysis of the six, in no particular order. Pride & Prejudice I first read Pride & Prejudice in high school and didn’t like it. I picked it up again when I was 25, at loose ends with my life, and a few months away from drawing stakes and moving from Read more…

By Patrice Sarath, ago

Writing Goals 2017

My 2017 Writing Goals (and maybe they can help you too): Write even when– no, especially when– I’m tired or not feeling it, or think don’t have time. Commit to the story. I have too many novels and stories that have languished. The worst story ever completed is a thousand times better than the best fragment or chapter. Commit to the language. I used to say good writing should disappear in service to the story, but Read more…

By Patrice Sarath, ago