writingsite.com was created by two professional writers with experience as authors, teachers, editors, and mentors. Together, we have spent over thirty-five years writing fiction and helping others to do so


Arthur Edelstein, Ph.D. was a professor of American Literature and Writing. He taught at Stanford, Brandeis, M.I.T., Wellesley, William and Mary, and Radcliffe College. In addition to publishing two anthologies of fiction and criticism, as well as numerous short stories, critical reviews, and essays, he was East Coast Editor of Per/SE: An International Quarterly. His approach to teaching writing was proven in workshops for over twenty years, with a significant number of his students going on to write and publish both short stories and novels and receive recognition for their work.

Art passed away in July, 2003, but his devotion to writers and their work will continue through this site and in the minds and hearts of those who were fortunate enough to know him.

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Tima Smith is a writer, teacher, book doctor, dedicated jogger and gardener. She has published a hundred plus short stories in national women’s magazines, as well as a mystery novel. She is a recipient of a National Endowment For The Arts Fellowship.


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