Nathan Bransford, “The Nine Circles of Writing Hell” (2010
“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’s Blog (November 23, 2010)
Sighting Citation:
“Nathan Bransford, “The Nine Circles of Writing Hell” (2010.” Dante Today: Citings and Sightings of Dante’s Works in Contemporary Culture. Elizabeth Coggeshall and Arielle Saiber, eds. October 24, 2017. https://www.dantetoday.org/sightings/nathan-bransford-the-nine-circles-of-writing-hell-2010/.
Posted October 24, 2017