"I'd held my story in my head for 14 years, and finally StoryTerrace brought it to life — in the most beautiful way. The whole process was smooth, encouraging, thoughtful and a real pleasure."
Answer questions out loud, on video, or by typing. We write it into a real memoir and print it as a full-colour hardback with your name on the spine.
From the people who've written 10,000+ life stories.
"I'd held my story in my head for 14 years, and finally StoryTerrace brought it to life — in the most beautiful way. The whole process was smooth, encouraging, thoughtful and a real pleasure."
"This was easier than I thought it would be. As someone who struggles to talk about himself, I found myself bringing up memories that had started to fade — and my children enjoyed reading the book."
"Another off the bucket list. Together we produced a marvellous hardback book — my life story, a wonderful gift for my children and grandchildren. Any amendments were quickly sorted."
"Bought this for my grandmother and the book turned out absolutely beautiful. Everyone in the family loved it, and we're already getting more copies printed. The best gift you can give someone you love."
"The support I received through the whole process — my story being captured, and the final printing — was absolutely phenomenal. Every word was put on paper to my total satisfaction."
"The whole process was fantastic. They matched the perfect writer for my grandfather's war diaries, and the books arrived beautifully printed. I'm beyond thrilled. Don't hesitate."
"I wanted my 96-year-old mother to tell her story — she's had an amazing life. She was matched with a lovely, patient writer, and the whole process was so bonding for me, my brother and my mother."
"An exceptional service from beginning to end. We're absolutely thrilled with the result — a book about our mum that we'll treasure forever."
"The writing, the interview experience and the final print quality exceeded all our expectations. We're ordering several more copies to share with the wider family."
Fondly is made by StoryTerrace. The team that has spent over a decade crafting life-story books for families around the world. Same craft, same care. Now at a price for everyone.
Full refund within 30 days. No forms, no fuss.
Talk, type or record on any device. No app to learn, no password to lose.
Fondly takes no copyright — your words, your recordings and your photographs stay yours, and you can download everything at any point. Keep it stored with us after your book is finished for $2.99.
Not a book. Not a project. One conversation, and the rest follows from there.
Start your bookDo it yourself with our tools, or have a professional interviewer draw it out of you. Either way, you end up with the book.
Your life story, written for you and printed as a full-colour hardback. Everything included.
The guided memoir. Four hours of interviews with a professional biographer, shaped into a beautifully written keepsake.
Prefer to have it written for you? StoryTerrace's most popular package pairs you with a professional ghostwriter who interviews you and crafts your life story into a beautifully designed hardback.
I started StoryTerrace in 2014 because my father nearly didn't get to tell his story — and I realised almost nobody does. Twelve years and more than ten thousand life stories later, we've learned exactly what it takes to get a life onto the page: good questions, patient listening, and craft. Fondly is all of that, made simple enough for everyone. The stories were always yours. Now the telling is too.
Not a book. Not a project. One conversation, and the rest follows from there.
Start your bookEveryone at the table has said it. The notebook came out one Christmas and never quite got filled. The intention has been there a decade — what's been missing is a way to start.
Your family can recite the three anecdotes you always tell. What surrounds them — the years, the reasons, what it actually cost — has never been said out loud.
Someone bought it for you with the best intentions. Starting from a blank page is the reason it's still on the shelf.
Every family dinner, someone says you should write this down. You laugh and say you will. It's been years.
You've lived through things your grandchildren will only ever read about. Right now, the only copy is in your head.
A few of the questions that do the asking. Answer the ones you like, skip the ones you don't.
"What's the story of how you met?"
"What was your first job — and your best one?"
"What did your childhood kitchen smell like?"
"What's the hardest decision you ever made?"
"Who was the funniest person in your family?"
"What did you do that your parents never found out about?"
"What's the best advice you were ever given?"
"Which day would you live again, exactly as it was?"
"What was the house you grew up in like?"
"What do you know now that you wish you'd known at thirty?"
"Who do you wish you'd thanked properly?"
"What should your grandchildren know about you?"
A properly made hardback — written from your stories, your photographs, your voice.
★★★★★ StoryTerrace rated 4.8 / 5 by 1000s of families
30-day money-back guaranteeYour memories are yours — download everything, alwaysOne-time price, not a subscription
Each week you receive a prompt by email or text. Answer in your own words, and we turn your stories into a beautifully printed book.
No — you pay once for your book project. There are no recurring fees.
Yes. Choose the gift option at checkout and we will guide your recipient through getting started.
You set the pace. Most members finish and order their printed book within a year.