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University Park and
World Campus:
Manuel Ostos
(MUO16@psu.edu
or 814-865-3693)
Behrend (Erie):
Jane Ingold
(JLI4@psu.edu or 814-898-7278)
Berks:
Brett Spencer
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Harrisburg:
Heidi Abbey Moyer
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Story Starters
- The Story StarterRandomly generates a line that can help you begin a story.
- Six-Word MemoirsThis collection of more than a million six-word stories can prompt ideas for longer works.
- Story A DayA popular blog that includes writing prompts.
Character Names
The Writer's Digest Character Naming Sourcebook by ISBN: 1582972958Publication Date: 2005-05-2125,000+ names and their meanings from more than 45 countries. Includes a reverse lookup of names by meaning.
- Baby NamesThe U.S. Social Security Administration maintains the largest dataset on names. Scroll down its page to explore the most popular names by decade, state, etc.
- NameberryA popular site for baby names. Notable for its themed lists.
Oxford Dictionary of First Names by ISBN: 9780191726675Publication Date: 2006Provides the meaning, origin, and age of about 6,000 names that are common in English.
