Both Uses

compose
in
The Fault in Our Stars
(Edited)

...all such thoughts were wasted moments in a life composed of a definitionally finite set of such moments.
p. 97.8 *

composed = made up
That novel was composed of scratches on a page, dear.
p. 191.9

Definitions:

(1) (compose as in: compose a poem)
to write or create something with care
(2) (compose as in: composed of many parts)
to create something by arranging parts
(3) (compose as in: compose myself)
to calm someone or settle something
(4) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)
Specialized senses of compose include typesetting (preparing text for printing). There are many specialized senses of composition where context tells what something is made up from. Finally, in classic literature, compose may have been used to indicate settling a dispute.