“With apologies to Dante Alighieri…
“We have all probably started ill-fated novels that, shall we say, did not go where we wanted them to go. For one reason or another, either our will or our preparation or the idea failed us, and sure enough, they ended up in novel hell.
“Based on the Nine Circles of Hell in Dante’s Divine Comedy, here are the nine circles of writing hell.
“Save your novel from these sins, my fellow writers! Repent before it is too late!” [. . .] –Nathan Bransford, on his blog, November 23, 2010
