Category Archives: Super Fantastical People

Social Media Basically Sucks

Posted on July 9, 2019 by maronovitz2015

Of course I use social media, but it still basically sucks. Before discussing its uses (and misuses) as commercial and political conduits, let’s just look at what most people post. From my perspective, I am a small market horror writer … Continue reading →

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Review of Jordan Peele’s “Us.”

Posted on July 5, 2019 by maronovitz2015

There is much to like about Jordan Peele’s 2018 horror film, “Us,” that which he directed and wrote. First off, many of the shots are meticulously filmed and delightfully choreographed. The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk (and beach) work quite well … Continue reading →

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The Story Behind “The Tool Shed”

Posted on July 3, 2019 by maronovitz2015

Re-blogging today about the inclusion of my short story, “The Tool Shed,” in Jason Henderson’s first anthology titled “Castle of Horror” (released on Amazon July 1st, 2019). I did talk about this more briefly on July 1st, but I thought … Continue reading →

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Opinion Day

Posted on June 29, 2019 by maronovitz2015

I find it interesting that sometimes new college students find it difficult to disagree with a source. It seems the social media culture attacks deconstruction, as when one gives a negative opinion about something on Facebook, those who oppose automatically … Continue reading →

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Latest News

Posted on January 3, 2017 by maronovitz2015

My first collection titled Seven Deadly Pleasures, Hippocampus Press, will be out of print soon. Copies are still currently available on Amazon or the Hippocampus site. This book contains the story “How Bria Died,” which appeared also in Paula Guran’s The Year’s Best … Continue reading →

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“Becky’s Kiss” is live for pre-order!!

Posted on October 29, 2015 by maronovitz2015

It is no secret, really. I wrote a young adult love story so different than my other hard core adult horror material that I released it under the name Nicholas Fisher. I have been talking about this book for some … Continue reading →

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3D Cover Reveal!

Posted on October 22, 2015 by maronovitz2015

Check out the pretty, pretty 3d version of the cover for my upcoming YA novel Becky’s Kiss, coming out November 30th!

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Literature Tips: Nicholas Fisher

Posted on October 12, 2015 by maronovitz2015

Hey World! I am on Twitter now as “Michael Aronovitz” and also my young adult fiction author’s pseudonym “Nicholas Fisher.” I am in that wonderful position where I have a novel coming out through both personas in the next few … Continue reading →

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Announcement Page for new YA Novel

Posted on September 15, 2015 by maronovitz2015

The folks at Vinspire Press have developed an awesome announcement page for my first young adult novel, titled ‘Becky’s Kiss’ that I plan to show soon. The release date for the book is at the end of this November and … Continue reading →

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Nice Review of ‘Witch’

Posted on August 27, 2015 by maronovitz2015

A short blog entry today! I saw a nice review of my 2nd (and latest) novel ‘The Witch of the Wood.’ This came out fairly recently, and I wanted to share! http://thisdarkmatter.com/reviews/witch-wood-michael-aronovitz/

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