Capturing Life Stories In Cherished Books
At StoryTerrace, we believe that every story deserves to be beautifully preserved and shared across generations. Capture your personal or business journey and share your history, experience and wisdom in a book today.
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We create books that elegantly capture the unique narratives of individuals, families, and businesses.
Our writers, editors and designers help you document precious life experiences, transforming memories into lasting legacies.
Every Life Deserves A Documented Legacy
From life lessons to travelling in the Seychelles, our books cover all the colourful topics that make up life.
How It Works
Our process makes it easy for anyone to create a book. We handle the heavy lifting of all preliminary activities so that you can enjoy what will be a truly special journey.
Writer Introduction
By taking into consideration a number of factors including your goals, topics and even location we'll pair you with a writer who can echo your unique voice.
Interviews
Customers especially love the interview stage. Your writer will uncover the unique details of your story, bringing back nostalgic memories. Sessions can be done in-person or remotely at your convenience.
Book Delivery
Once you're happy with the text, we'll design, print, and deliver your hardbound, full-colour books directly to you. A priceless collection of precious life stories, ready to be shared.
Books For Every Occasion
Preserve your life's journey and cherished memories in a beautifully written, timeless book.
Surprise a loved one with a truly unique gift: recalling treasured moments and turning them into a book. Find out more.
Amplify your brand and elevate your thought leadership with a book that showcases your domain expertise.
Take a Look Inside Our Customers' Books
Dive into and read an excerpt for some of the books we've helped create.
The Bunny
You can't pick up a copy of "The Bunny" without immediately wanting to know more. If a picture's worth a thousand words, then this book cover is a novel in itself, speaking volumes before you even turn the first page. The book covers Williams' inspirational migrational journey to California and all the ups and downs he encountered along the way.
Can Spouses Team Up in Real Estate? We Did and Here's How!
Lashika and Anthony know many entrepreneurial spouses want to team up but aren’t sure how. Having faced this challenge themselves, they believe it’s a risk worth taking. Their success isn’t due to Ivy League education, investors, or luck—it’s the result of hard-earned life lessons. With enough drive and patience, they believe anyone can improve their business and personal life. Now, they’re eager to share their story and help others achieve success while finding balance as a real estate husband-and-wife team.
Hear From Hundreds Of Happy Customers
Over 600 Professional Writers and Editors
Our writers are journalists and authors recruited from leading newspapers, renowned publishing houses, and the most prestigious creative writing and journalism programs to support you as the author with the preliminary stage of writing your book.
Aude K
Aude Konan is a writer and workshop facilitator. Aude’s first novel was published by the publishing company Dagan. Aude designs and leads creative communications training and workshops for Expedia, UK Black Pride, Amnesty International, Stonewall, Livity, etc. She writes scripts and directs films. Her newest short film, Pearls, was selected at Bafta-qualifying festival Iris Prize, Wxool festival, and more. Her articles has been published in magazines such as Complex UK, Style Caster, Gal-Dem, Okay Africa, and The Guardian. She likes traveling, swimming, learning new languages and going to the museum.
Julian GM
Julian Gyll-Murray is a bilingual award-winning novelist and short story writer from Brussels. He studied Creative Writing at Warwick University and has had success in a range of genres, including international amazon-bestselling fantasy novels and prize winning thrillers. He has published short fiction and articles in a variety of outlets: most notably, his work was included in 24 Stories, a collection of pieces published to raise money for the Grenfell community. He is passionate about history, travel and stories of people overcoming hardship.
Dettie G
Dettie, writing as DG Coutinho, is an award-winning author, spoken word performer, and lifelong defender of human rights. Her writing career took flight when she won the Bloody Scotland Harvill Secker Crime Writing Award in 2021, paving the way for her twisty, satirical thriller The Light and Shade of Ellen Swithin, published in hardback in August 2024 and now out in paperback with Vintage. As a published novelist, ghostwriter, and curator, Dettie excels at crafting compelling narratives that blend imagination with lived experience. Beyond the page, she performs spoken word under the name DGC and proudly co-founded and MC’d Boisterous Ravens, a vibrant spoken word platform spotlighting Black, Brown, and Global Majority voices. In collaboration with NAZ Project London, she co-authored the children’s book Activists In Action: Prudence Mabele, celebrating the groundbreaking South African AIDS activist. Her creative work spans short stories, scriptwriting, and ongoing fiction projects, including her novel Prodigal Honey, longlisted for the Exeter Novel Prize in 2015. She is Proud of her South Asian Indian and West African heritage, she feels lucky that she is able to draw on both cultures to enrich her storytelling. When Dettie is not writing or performing, you’ll find her eating anything with cheese in it or on it, obsessing over Liverpool football club, or defending her title as a virulent coffee snob.
Ffion LJ
Ffion is a journalist, writer and editor, and book author. She lived in Canada for 20+ years, travelling and working from coast to coast. She's also explored places and people's stories in the USA, Mexico, Italy, France and Croatia. She now lives in Wales, where she enjoys speaking the language, and hearing even more stories. Ffion enjoys finding out what makes people 'tick': from managing a multi-national business, coping with a life-changing accident, or the joy of being a dog walker. She's also worked for UNICEF, UNESCO and BCUK.
LiYing L
LiYing is a multilingual Malaysian-born Chinese. She currently resides in Edinburgh, Scotland after many years of travelling and living in different cities such as Manchester, Paris and Hong Kong. A former Beauty Editor of Harper’s BAZAAR and Senior Digital Content Manager at South China Morning Post, her life has always been governed by her passion for writing fiction and poetry, stories that inspire and transform the human heart, luxury, and beauty, all of which informs and influences the ceremonial spaces where she also now creates and guides others to their greatest transformation and ownership of their creatorship in her work as a Tea Ceremony Artist. She writes primarily in English, but has experience in translating from the languages of Mandarin, Cantonese, and Malay.
Liz F
Liz is a natural storyteller and lifelong wordsmith, but most of all, a really great listener. She has spent the past 20 years writing for women's magazines and immersing herself in tales of people from all walks of life. She believes our stories are what make us who we are, and she loves getting to know the narratives that live beneath the skins of strangers. She's trodden an interesting and varied path that's led her to where she is now - a single mum of a wonderful 10-year-old boy. In her spare time she loves to play the piano, sing, crochet granny squares, and her entire wardrobe is from the 1960s and 1970s.
Anthony S
Anthony Szpak started standup comedy at sixteen years old. He has appeared on Comedy Central and sold television scripts to 20th Century Fox, Castlerock Entertainment, and the FX network. Anthony holds an MFA from Columbia University and has ghostwritten award-winning memoirs, novels, and poetry collections. For ten years, he taught gifted kids in Colorado. He now lives in London with his fiancée and their rescue dog, Sunny.
Mabinty TK
Mabinty is a self-published poet and copywriter with a knack for using cleverly crafted words to tell stories and create heart-warming content. With over 7 years writing experience, Mabinty is able to turn words into stories and believes we should celebrate the essence of who we are. This is what informs her writing style and process.
Soraya M
Born into a multicultural family in Alexandria, Egypt, Soraya has spent most of her life translating the intricate cultural barriers of her childhood into nuanced narratives about fascinating characters she’s encountered. An award-winning short story author, she’s also written and blogged extensively about street art and culture, and feels most comfortable when travelling alone, immersing herself in local cultures around the world and attempting her best to communicate with empathy and curiosity whenever language barriers arise. She prefers being barefoot on sand whenever possible.
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Debbie M
Debbie grew up in Belfast before leaving to study English Literature at Trinity College Dublin, and then moving to London, where she still lives with her family. She started her career as an entertainment journalist, travelling the world to speak with A-list actors, musicians, and artists, such as Angelina Jolie and Tracey Emin, before expanding her roster to include authors, politicians, activists and entrepreneurs. She also has extensive experience in live events, interviewing and producing talks with an eclectic range of authors from Salman Rushdie to Caitlin Moran. As a ghostwriter she specialises in book proposals, taking a holistic approach, working with writers to hone a solid intention for telling their story and considering marketing potential post-publication, even at this earliest of stages. In this era of communication overload, Debbie believes that story telling strongly rooted in authenticity is the only way to connect in a meaningful – and successful - way with an audience. Amongst her completed work is a recent book on medical aesthetics with a Harley Street doctor for Penguin, and a book of interviews for a celebrity portrait photographer. Her personal interests lie in psychology and wellbeing, listening to podcasts and watching terrible films. She joined a book club for the first time in her life last year.
Peculiar M
Peculiar is an accomplished author of over ten books and a pioneer in regional journalism, with experience at The Tide, ThisDay, and The Abuja Inquirer, where she became a UK correspondent. As a versatile writer skilled in health, business, Christianity, and women-focused topics, she is also an experienced ghostwriter with expertise spanning developmental editing and customer operations. She holds a BA (Hons) and an MSc in Mass Communication and volunteers as a career coach, which reflects her commitment to helping others while showcasing her unique creative flair in storytelling.
Roz M
Roz Morris is a writer, collaborator, developmental editor and ghostwriter, working in adult fiction and non-fiction, including creative non-fiction and memoir. She works with all kinds of writers – from first-timers to seasoned pros, some of whom are transitioning from other written media such as radio drama, academic writing and journalism. She does story consultancy for a variety of media, including genre publishers and games developers. She's had even longer experience writing novels and non-fiction herself and working with editors in the major publishing houses. Writing and editing has been her livelihood since 1987. Where did she learn this? First, editing and coaching debut authors for Cornerstones Literary Consultancy. Then, ghostwriting novels and memoirs for Random House and Puffin. She can’t tell you what those titles are as they’re a trade secret and she’s bound by confidentiality clauses, but this work has given her a sixth sense for the powerful stories, themes and dimensions that lurk below the waterline. Third, teaching creative self-editing masterclasses for The Guardian newspaper in London. Last but not least, writing her own novels, memoirs and writing craft books. She's still practising what she preaches, every day. Roz has also taught masterclasses for Writers & Artists and spoken at the Chartered Institute for Editing & Proofreading. She's editor-in-chief for the Alliance of Independent Authors. She's judged major writing competitions in fiction and creative non-fiction (including the Amazon Kindle Storyteller Award and the Vine Leaves Press International Voices Award). And a manuscript she doctored in its early stages went on to win the Roald Dahl Funny Prize. It's hard to get Roz away from her writing desk, but when she steps into meatworld you'll find her running, lifting weights, dancing and training her horse in classical Freanch dressage.
Marie E
Marie is a number 1 Sunday Times bestselling ghostwriter with over 15 years of experience as a writer, journalist and editor. She’s written articles and books on a range of topics, including science and technology, health and nutrition, renewable energy, mental health, cooking, business and more. Her storytelling abilities are myriad, pulling from her experience as a journalist and theatre performer, and her strength as a ghostwriter lies in her natural curiosity and active listening skills. She has a master’s degree in literature from the University of Sussex and a bachelor’s in English from the University of California. When she’s not writing for clients, she’s either working on her fiction novel or participating in park runs with her husband and two children.
Stuart W
Inspired by history's great legal dropouts, Stuart trained as a lawyer before not going back to the office one lunchtime. He soon found a new home in the arts therapies where he worked as a social and artistic researcher for 25 years. Somewhere between drafting client statements, drawing out complex thoughts and feelings in health care, and listening between the lines of social research, he landed at the simple joy of shaping people's stories so that they can be shared with others. Over the years he has written a PhD thesis, a full length academic book about music, health and society; original research papers published in leading international journals, major reports, and numerous chapters for text books. As a ghostwriter he has written blogs and opinion pieces for charities, companies and individual professionals about various corporate and creative topics, and a full length memoir which is to be published in 2025. His original novel is shaping up nicely.
Omar
Omar Ahmed is an accomplished writer with over 20 years of expertise in film and travel journalism. He is a Law graduate who has contributed to prestigious publications including Empire, Radio Times, Evening Mail, BBC Online, and Metro Newspaper. His career highlights include interviewing Bollywood luminaries and writing comprehensive travel reviews for major destinations and hospitality brands worldwide. Omar enjoys reading and loves a good thriller especially by John Grisham. He combines his passion for cinema, travel, and cultural studies to craft engaging narratives that bridge diverse perspectives and experiences.
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John
John has always enjoyed writing since he was a boy growing up by the seaside in East Yorkshire. He spent 25 years as a sports reporter on regional titles in the North of England where as well as interviewing personalities, he attended major events including the Commonwealth Games in Manchester. A fan of films, John was a runner-up in the Lloyds Bank National Screenwriting competition, while a co-authored short - ‘Bicycle’ - reached the final of the IMDb Script to Screen Award. John has self-published three novels and is working on a fourth featuring problem child Chris Roberts as he tries to make sense of adulthood.
Stephanie
Stephanie is a Creative Writing BA graduate with a 1st class degree, specialising in non-fiction. After her dissertation, focused on her great-aunt’s experiences in a Russian gulag, Stephanie worked as a freelancer: writing for video games, translating from French to English, personal comedic tales and accounts of experienced trauma. She wrote her first book aged 7, stappling the pages together and scribbling in an ISBN number on the back. Needless to say, writing is her passion. Stephanie is currently studying an MA in Creative Writing at the University of Hull.
Charlotte
Charlotte has two History degrees, 16+ years of experience in editing and writing. She also has a non-fiction book published, it’s about people looking to move into a healing/therapy career and is half interviews and case studies, and half her own research. Charlotte has a beautiful dog, almost 12 (11 and ¾) and lives in Kent on the coast.
Amelia T
Amelia first published her writing at the age of nine. A newspaper called ‘The Fog Horn’. After a long career as an English teacher, she now lives on the Suffolk coast and can often be found wandering the shore line looking for treasure. Amelia is an experienced interviewer and listener, knowing just the right questions to capture as storytellers authentic voice She has a Masters Degree in Creative Writing and has written for several national publications. Her work has tackled such sensitive topics as child abuse, endometriosis and weight loss. Amelia is currently working on her debut novel, with the assistance of her small dog Teddie.
Lorelli M
Lorelli is a professional writer for an international education company. She writes daily news and feature articles about an eclectic range of topics and people, including a 60-year-old scientist turned preschool teacher and an entrepreneurial grandmother. Lorelli, a child of the 80s, was raised in South London, where she gained a degree in Business, qualified as a teacher and juggled teaching and young motherhood with freelance writing for Scholastic. Now, she is juggling writing, writing and more writing with being beside her other long-term love: the seaside city of Brighton.
MaryAnn I
MaryAnn Ifeanacho is a Nigerian writer with a deep love for languages, psychology, and film. She is fluent in Spanish and has an MA in Creative Writing from the University of Hertfordshire. MaryAnn has been published in the African Writer’s Magazine and the Kalahari Review. She was shortlisted for the 2011 UBA National Essay Writing Competition, the 2017 African Rubiz Prize for Prose, and, most recently, the 2023 Fab Prize for Children’s Fiction. Her novella, An Estate of Ironies, was also a finalist for the 2024 WTAW Alcove Chapbook Competition, while her short story Mykonos in Congealed Blood was published as part of Flame Tree Publishing’s African Ghost Stories Anthology in April 2024. MaryAnn is a long-distance mom to two adorable cats and currently lives in England, where she spends time teaching, traveling, writing, and daydreaming.
Hazel Y
Hazel’s ability to form connections with people is at the heart of her writing, and the stories she hopes to uncover. A former Features Editor of a vintage lifestyle magazine, Hazel loves to immerse herself in the past, and bring to life the stories that make us. She spent her childhood writing stories and making up newspapers. After gaining a 1st Class Honours degree in English, she thought she might work in real newspapers, but instead was drawn to literature, poetry and stories. She has worked as an editorial assistant, writer, editor and teacher. She has interviewed stars of stage and screen, and will never get over the thrill of seeing her name in print. She is also a yoga teacher, parent and music enthusiast with a solid knowledge of 70s rock.
Mona P
Mona has been writing and producing travel programs, documentaries, TV specials, commercials, corporate videos, and off-the-wall events for the best part of two decades. Her magazine articles have seen print in several countries, and she published a music, arts and events magazine for three years. She is a fountain of semi-useless information, and when she grows up, she’s going to be a visual artist. Mona graduated with a double degree in Psychology, and Guidance & Counselling but she never went into practice. Instead, she took her sense of empathy and excellent interviewing skills on the road to support her wanderlust. The ability to connect to people is a gift which she pays forward by writing stories that engage and encourage.
Elizabeth M
Liz has been writing all her life, and made it her profession in 2012 working as a copywriter, ghostwriter and creative editor. The holder of a first-class honours Bachelor of Arts degree in Creative Writing with English Literature, and having attained a distinction in her Master of Arts degree in Creative Writing and Publication, she is currently working on her PhD in Creative Writing. Liz is immersed in every aspect of writing: teaching, writing and critiquing in the field. Liz is fascinated with historical and contemporary biography, as well as fiction. When not writing she loves crafting; trying her hand at sketching and painting; and photography.
Charlie T
Charlie is an author of a best-selling psychological thriller and has four cosy crime mysteries coming out this year. Her favourite part about writing is capturing the authentic voice. She studied Theology at Oxford University and has taught Latin, worked promoting literacy within a prison, and is a counsellor for a children’s charity. Charlie is a morning person and gets up at 5am to commit fictional murder. She loves coffee, carrot cake and walking in rural Leicestershire with her cavapoo, Otto.
