A memoir also takes a willingness to revisit uncomfortable memories, and the ability to discern when and how to write about yourself and family. But once you move that memoir off the back burner, chances are you’ll be glad you did.
Mallary Tenore Tarpley is the associate director of the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas at the University of Texas at Austin. She also teaches journalism classes at UT's School of Journalism and Media. As the next stage in her memoir reporting, she’s conducting a survey to gather information from a range of people with eating disorders.
