The Dual Storyline Challenge

I used to finish manuscripts and feel sick.

Not because they were bad, they had meaning. Real soul. But structurally? They were landmines. Every revision triggered three new collapses. I'd fix the pacing and destroy the character arc. Repair the ending and lose the emotional thread.

The 3-Act Structure didn't help. Save The Cat made it worse. I was planning events with surgical precision while my character's inner journey bled out on the page.

Here's what I finally understood: Traditional methods are only building half the structure.

They plot what happens (the outer story) but leave why it matters (the inner story) to instinct. That's not a flaw in your execution. That's a flaw in the blueprint itself.

The result? A draft that feels broken in ways you can't articulate. Revision becomes archaeology... digging through rubble, trying to find what was supposed to matter.

Every bestselling novel, the ones that haunt readers for years, uses a Dual Storyline.

They don't just track external events. They architect the internal transformation in parallel, so the two storylines reinforce each other at every turn.

Like the double helix of DNA, two strands wind together to create something whole.

When your protagonist faces the villain, their inner fixation is also being confronted. When the plot escalates, the psychological stakes escalate in lock-step. The structure becomes self-reinforcing instead of self-destructing.

That's what the Story Pillars Method does. It gives you the missing blueprint, the one that plans both storylines simultaneously, so your outline is complete before you write a single scene.

You'll outline your novel using the same Dual Storyline principles found in stories that last. Not because they followed a beat sheet. Because they understood that structure isn't about events. It's about the relationship between events and transformation.

When you finish, you'll have an outline you can trust. One that won't collapse under revision. One that protects the soul of your story instead of suffocating it.

I did the years of trial and crushing failure so you don't have to.

You just need four weeks.

"I had a strong story idea, but nowhere as strong as it is now that I have used Julian's Story Pillars Method. In the past, I tried writing my story using the 3-Act structure, and I'll be honest: I was pretty happy with Act 1. But eventually, the middle started to sag, and I couldn't figure out how to create an emotional payoff for the end (at least, not the way I envisioned it). That's when I discovered Julian. We started working together and it has completely transformed my story. Every little part of the middle felt intentional, and the ending... The ending, I'm just so happy! And I'm not even worried about revision anymore. If anything, I'm excited about revision! I know my story won't need endless revision to start querying and that's incredibly motivating."

What if I cannot make it to the live sessions?
All of the Masterclasses and live sessions including the Q&As are recorded and uploaded into the community for you to watch shortly after the session has ended.

After you enrol, you will also get immediate access to recordings from previous cohorts and additional workshops.
How is the program delivered?
The program combines on-demand video lessons, live sessions, and hands-on activities to ensure flexible, engaging learning.
Will I receive personalised coaching?
Yes, there are opportunities for personalised coaching and feedback to help you apply the Story Pillars Method directly to your WIP.

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