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...writer seems not to have affected Scarf personally. The impression one gets when meeting her is that she has successfully retained her warmth and a sense of humor. Perhaps the best way to contrast her to other journalists is the contrast she herself saw at the first few Nieman fellow conferences. The other fellows continually shot questions to the speakers; they asked "tough questions and even became angry if they did not get the response they wanted. Scarf smiled as she described the intenseness of the other journalist. Her interviews as a free lance writer have been...
...these richer things is the chance to delve into other kinds of writing. This year as a Nieman fellow, she will have the opportunity to begin work in fiction, both on her own and as a course for credit. Scarf says she would like to write a novel, but that she doesn't know if she can "sustain herself in the unknown for the two years it would take to write the novel...
Although Scarf only writes about what interests her, she keeps extremely busy and has produced a copious amount of material. In part, it is for this reason that she applied for the Nieman fellowship. "The Nieman is definitely allowing me to do something I couldn't do otherwise. This is coming at an absolutely crucial time in my career. I have done articles. Now I want time to think, read, write and explore," Scarf says. "I think I applied because this seems to me as if it was made for people who weren't getting time to think...
...Being a Nieman at Harvard gives her a whole different feeling than that which she experiences as a "Yale faculty wife." "The Nieman facilitates things," she says. "The community comes out to greet you. Here I am given real access to people." Scarf views Harvard as a "special place" in terms of her research, since a lot of work on depression and adult development has been done here. But she feels not much work has been done on female development--a topic she feels is very important...
...case, the Nieman is an important aspect of Scarf's journalistic development. "I think it's going to be a terribly enlarging and crucial thing. I applied because I thought it was a good idea, but now that I've dipped my foot, I think it's a great idea...