# Crowdsourced Biography Services Story Terrace is a Site for Funding and Creating a Family History By Charlotte Joyce Kidd | Published 2015-10-29 | Business Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/story-terrace References: [mystorystarter](https://www.mystorystarter.com/?ref=producthunt) & [producthunt](https://www.producthunt.com/tech/storystarter?utm_campaign=producthunt-atom-posts-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_source=producthunt-atom-posts-feed) Story Terrace is a service that helps people who cherish their family's histories create [beautiful biographies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/my-story) of their grandparents, parents or other loved ones. Story Terrace has a team of [ghostwriters and publishers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/family-storytelling) who take the stories of ordinary people and turn them into captivating biographies. The service is offered to anyone who wants to write their own autobiography, or have the memories of a loved one permanently captured. Now, Story Terrace has launched StoryStarter, a platform that adds a crowdfunding and sourcing aspect to the biography creation process. On StoryStarter, the instigator of the story campaign can request funding for the service from other family members and friends. StoryStarter also provides a place for kin to upload photos and share stories and memories that they want to be included in the biography. This unique service offered by Story Terrace can be purchased as a group gift for entire families or groups of friends, and with the crowdfunding option, is now more accessible than ever. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.3/10 - Popularity: 22% | Activity: 40% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Business](https://www.trendhunter.com/business) > [New Ventures](https://www.trendhunter.com/newventures) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Crowdsourced Biography Creation:** Opportunity for platforms that leverage crowdfunding and collective storytelling to create personalized biographies. - **Ghostwriting and Publishing Services:** Disruptive potential in offering professional writing and publishing expertise to transform ordinary stories into captivating biographies. - **Collaborative Family Storytelling:** Emerging trend of platforms that enable multiple family members or friends to contribute stories and memories to create a collective biography. ### Where This Applies - **Publishing:** Innovative solutions that combine digital platforms and professional publishing services to offer personalized biography creation. - **Crowdfunding:** Opportunity for crowdfunding platforms to cater specifically to biographies and memoirs, enabling individuals to seek funding for their storytelling projects. - **Genealogy and Family History:** Growing industry that can integrate crowdsourced biography services to provide comprehensive family history documentation. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Legacy Storytelling Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fireside.md) - [AI-Powered Family Story Books](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/life-story-ai.md) - [Keepsake Family Legacy Books](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kindred-tales.md) - [Digital Storytelling Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/times-of-my-life.md) - [Story Preservation Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/remento.md) - [Personal Storytelling Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/thyme-tell.md) - [Personalized Keepsake Storybooks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/my-life-in-a-book.md) - [Tech-Advanced Family Memories Projects](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/family-memories.md) - [Personalized Story Creators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/personalized-story.md)