For Fiction Writers Exhausted From Rewriting the Same Scenes Over and Over

Spend Less Time Guessing, More Time Writing. Learn the Diagnostic System That Makes Every Revision Count.

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Are You Ready to Discover How to...

  • Identify the moment when the situation in a scene shifts
  • Distinguish between activity and true story movement
  • Spot scenes that contain conflict but don’t change the direction of the story
  • Recognize when a scene has a purpose—and when it doesn’t
  • Diagnose why a scene feels flat before and after revisions

Instead of evaluating scenes by instinct, you’ll learn a simple diagnostic framework that shows you what the scene is actually doing inside the manuscript.

 Once you can see where the shift occurs, revising scenes becomes dramatically easier.

Why I'm Opening a Beta 

Hi! I'm Lynnette Novak: an established literary agent, freelance editor, and teacher.

This is the first public release of Situational Shifts, which teaches you how to identify problems in your scenes and how to address their root causes. This course is designed as the entry level of the Manuscript Diagnostic System.

I'm looking for a small group of thoughtful writers who want early access and are willing to share feedback as they work through the material. There are only 20 spots available, so secure your spot on the waitlist before it's taken!

  Most writing advice teaches techniques.

Situational Shifts teaches diagnosis.

 

Instead of asking, “How do I write better dialogue?” you’ll learn to ask, “Is dialogue even the problem?” because fixing the wrong problem never fixes the scene. 

My mission is to help writers become better at diagnosing the real issues in their stories—from a literary agent and former freelance editor’s perspective—so they can edit better and faster, finishing with a stronger manuscript.

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