When the scene isn’t working and you don’t know why

You’re not blocked.
You’re not bad at this.

You’re stuck because the scene you’re in has lost its direction, and right now you’re trying to fix it instead of seeing it.

Make A Scene

The Quiet Panic of a Scene
That Won’t Work

You’re staring at a scene that should work.

You know it matters.
You know something important is happening.

But every attempt to write it makes things worse.

You rewrite.
You tweak.
You circle.

And the scene still won’t come together.

Not because you lack skill, but because the problem isn’t visible yet.

Why Forcing the Scene Makes It Harder

Most literary fiction writers don’t stall because they lack discipline.

They stall because they’re trying to hold:

  • the whole novel

  • the emotional arc

  • the language

  • the imagined revision

while writing one moment.

Honey, that’s not resistance, that’s overload.

When a scene isn’t working, it’s usually because one central decision hasn’t been named.

What You’re Actually Missing: Direction

You don’t need more craft advice.

You need to know what the scene is doing.

Make A Scene gives you direction—not rules, not motivation, not polish.

It helps you slow down just enough to:

  • see what the character wants

  • locate what’s emotionally active

  • make one clear decision

So the scene can move again.

*Due to the digital nature of this product all sales are final. Results may vary.

**This may not be useful if you have The Simple First Draft

What This Changes In Your Writing

You stop guessing.

You sit down knowing what the scene is for.
You hesitate less.
You trust yourself more.

Stuck scenes stop feeling like personal failures and start feeling like solvable, “Oh damn, I feel like I can do this!” moments.

That’s how novels get finished.

The Writer This Helps You Become

Writers who finish don’t write perfect scenes.

They write directed ones.

They know how to pause, orient, and continue.
They don’t spiral when a scene stalls.
They trust their ability to see what’s actually happening on the page.

This is a professional identity shift from doubting to deciding.

What Happens If You Leave The Scene Unresolved?

That one unclear scene doesn’t live on its own in isolation. It festers and spreads throughout the draft.

It quietly:

  • delays the next scene

  • drains momentum from the draft

  • reinforces the belief that writing has to feel this hard

Weeks pass. Not because you weren’t working, but because the decision stayed invisible.

Make A Scene exists so you don’t lose time to confusion.

What You Get

Make A Scene is a calm, editable PDF you can return to whenever a scene won’t work and you don’t know why.

Inside, you’ll:

  • choose one stuck scene

  • make the invisible decision visible

  • write confidently without fixing or performing

No formulas. No pressure. No noise.

✔ You write literary or upmarket fiction
✔ Your work is character-driven
✔ You care about emotional honesty
✔ You’re tired of forcing scenes to cooperate

This Is For You If

You don’t need to fight your novel or throw the whole thing in the trash.

You need fewer decisions, made with care.

Make A Scene is where that practice begins.

One Clear Decision Is All It Takes

*Due to the digital nature of this product, all sales are final. Results may vary.

**This product may not be useful to you if you already own The Simple First Draft