Story Pillars Mentorship — Julian Maylett

Recent Results Writers Got with the Story Pillars Programme

How Leyre finished her first draft through the Story Pillars program,
and is now writing her second.

How Steve got to his second draft, writing in the margins of his life.

How Mike is 12 chapters into his first draft after using the one-page roadmap.

How Caleb got 25k words into his novel and is writing his way
toward a planned 80k-100k word first draft.

More real results from real fiction writers

"The 1:1 coaching wasn't generic. He takes real time to understand your specific story, your specific blocks, and what you're actually trying to build. That matters more than I expected. Learning a method in theory is one thing. Having someone help you apply it to the project you've been carrying around for years, without quite knowing what to do with it, is something else entirely.

Patient, genuinely invested, and focused on helping you get the most out of your work.

Highly Recommended."

"This was amazing and gave me EVERYTHING I needed to learn story structure + internal conflicts. You will be challenged and put to the test. I highly recommend it."

"I had watched a few YouTube videos from him before, so I thought: why not? Didn't have high hopes still... but was I surprised. So I can only say: this helped me get an understanding I didn't know I could have. THANK YOU!"

"Working with him shaped my uncoordinated ideas into what I believe will be a tight and compelling story… it's left me far more confident in strengthening my own plots going forward."

"Julian helped me shape my story ideas into a comprehensive outline with a structure that I feel proud of. His comments and guidance was never overbearing, and it always felt like he wanted me to be able to tell MY story, in the best way possible."

"Sometimes you just need someone to tell you what to do so you can stop wondering if you're doing the right thing and just focus."

"Using an in-depth outline to map out the narrative structure of a novel may not be for everyone, but if you're already using outlines or other structures, this will definitely add depth and direction to your story."

Even more results...

Who this mentorship is for

This is built for specific kinds of writers. See if you recognise yourself.

You can feel what this story is supposed to be, but your draft can't hold the weight of it. You want to build it properly before another year disappears.
You have started your first draft, writing around work and everything else, and you can feel it starting to collapse.
You wrote your first draft all the way to the end. It took months (if not years), and all you had left was a mess that would need countless rounds of revision.
You've been carrying this story for longer than you'd like to admit. And you're not going to let it go.

Whichever one you are, you care more about the story being right than about being right about it. You'll change its shape to make it what it's meant to be.

And because every spot means real one-to-one time with me, I keep it to 10 writers at a time.

You're still deciding which story to work on.
You want a formula that skips the hard thinking. The method gives you the structure you need to build a Dual Storyline for your novel but the story stays yours to write.
You want a weekend fix. This runs three months because building a novel's foundation around a busy life takes real time.

Frequently asked questions

Isn't the method already on YouTube for free?

The frameworks are, and they're there because they should be free. What a video can't do is sit with your specific novel. It can explain the method and show it working on bestsellers, but it can't catch the structural problem in your story before it costs you a year, or answer the question your novel raises that no tutorial ever will. That's what the three months are for.

I have a full-time job. Is this realistic for me?

Yes. It's built for exactly that. The one-to-ones are twice a month, and you have access in between — all of it assumes you're writing around work and life, not instead of them. I wrote my own novel the same way. The expectation is consistent effort, not full-time availability.

Do I need to already know the Story Pillars Method?

No. Inside the programme, you'll have everything you need to master the method as you go. If you've watched the videos, you'll move faster — but if this is your first time running your own novel through it, that's completely normal. For most writers, this is where the method finally meets their actual story.

Will you review my writing?

Yes. The programme runs in two phases. In the first, we focus entirely on building your novel's outline using the Story Pillars Method — getting the full structure right before a single scene is written. Once the outline is finalised, we move into drafting, and that's when I'll review one scene per week as you write your first draft.

What stage does my story need to be at?

Any stage. Some writers join with an idea they haven't started. Most arrive mid-draft, where the story is losing its shape. Others have a finished first draft and a mess they don't know how to fix. The plan is built around where your story actually is.

I'm writing a series, or an unusual genre. Does it still work?

Yes on both. The method is genre-agnostic. For a series, we work the Dual Storyline at the series level first, then build whichever book you want to write next so it earns its place in the whole.

100% Results-Based Guarantee

I'm confident this programme will give you the structure, support, and direction you need to finish the first draft of your novel and leave knowing exactly how to revise it.

If you show up, do the work, and don't finish the programme with a story that's structurally stronger and a clear path forward, you'll get a 100% refund (subject to the refund policy).