Creative Refinery

09/30/2025

Meet Nate Wagner, the award-winning author of The Samurai Cowboys trilogy at the Desert Foothills Book Festival on Saturday, October 18th!

Announcement! Excited to share that I will be signing copies of The Samurai Cowboys trilogy at the Fourth Annual – Desert Foothills Book Festival on Saturday, October 18th.

Free to attend, the doors officially open at 10a and the first 100 people will receive a gift package.

Location: The Holland Center @ 34250 N 60th St. Scottsdale, AZ 85266

04/07/2025

Congratulations to Nate Wagner for his third Silver Award - Book Three of The Samurai Cowboys trilogy!

“Way of the Ronin” marks an accomplishment most indie authors do not get to celebrate … the objective recognition of a third party that these novels stand out as something new and bold in a classic genre.

03/12/2025

Nate Wagner, award-winning author of The Samurai Cowboys trilogy, will be in Tombstone, AZ for the Festival of Western Books this Friday, March 14th.

The three book set will be available for the first time, and he will be signing copies from 9a-5p alongside some of the most recognized western authors.

Info: https://cochisecountycorral.org/books-%26-book-festival

*also available on Amazon, Kindle Unlimited, and Audible*

12/20/2024

The Samurai Cowboys trilogy is now a bundled Kindle series available on Amazon... just in time for Christmas and Hanukkah!

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BSH5Y9CF

Set in the American west, this award-winning collection of novels offers up a bold new story for a classic genre –– and it's the perfect gift for the fan of action-packed adventures on your list.

Visit Amazon's The Samurai Cowboys Page and shop for all The Samurai Cowboys books. Check out pictures, author information, and reviews of The Samurai Cowboys

11/15/2024

"Way of the Ronin" is the final book in The Samurai Cowboys trilogy and award-winning Western series –– and it's now available on Amazon!

Nate Wagner's bold new story in a classic genre is an action-packed adventure where the stakes are life or death as a samurai warrior must fight for his freedom when honoring the Way comes in conflict with the greedy ambitions of his Benefactor.

Shop today: https://www.amazon.com/Way-Ronin-Samurai-Cowboys-Three-ebook/dp/B0DKVHGTT7/

10/22/2024

Warriors of the Forgotten Way: The Samurai Cowboys – Book One and the novel that started the trilogy is being re-released in celebration of the third and final book launching in November!

https://awesomebookpromotion.com/warriors-of-the-forgotten-way-the-samurai-cowboys-book-one-by-nate-wagner-2/

Nate Wagner is the award-winning author of The Samurai Cowboys western series. As a Navy veteran and founder and novelist at Creative Refinery LLC, Wagner is an independent author celebrating the release of the third and final book in The Samurai Cowboys series: Way of the Ronin. To honor the launch...

09/06/2024

Way of the Ronin cover contest! Given these five options, which one or two do you think deserve to go to the next round?

08/20/2024

Creative Refinery is celebrating 20 years in business!!!

'The Creative Agency' started in Portland, OR back in 2004, and the business has certainly evolved along with the digital and content marketing strategies that drive growth.

Change is good... and necessary for us to expand our offerings. We have guided transformations in the technology and healthcare industries, and everything from B2B to consumer engagement. And this November, we will be publishing the third and final book in The Samurai Cowboys series.

To all of our clients we have served over the years, a sincere thank you! We are proud to have worked with you, and the goals we accomplished together.

Your marketing and growth strategy... creatively refined.
https://www.creativerefinery.com/

05/24/2024

Nate Wagner will be speaking with veterans on the topic of "How to Become an Author" on June 13th! Please mark your calendars and pass along to any veteran that's thought about publishing their story of service, leadership, or business success.

Stay Tuned for Veterans empowers those who served through support services and the arts — and this event will help demystify the publishing process as Wagner presents insights and lessons learned along his journey to becoming an independent author and award-winning novelist.

Join us for How to be an Author, a class designed for Veterans interested in sharing their stories as published authors.

04/25/2024

We are excited to announce that Way of the Viper: The Samurai Cowboys – Book Two was selected as the BookFest Silver Award Winner for the Spring of 2024!

Much thanks to The BookFest Adventure for recognizing Nate Wagner's second book in series.

Now available at most online bookstores and on Amazon, including Kindle Direct: https://www.amazon.com/Way-Viper-Samurai-Cowboys-Book-ebook/dp/B0CKTXZXFC/

Nathan J Wagner

04/02/2024

Event Announcement –– Nate Wagner will be at the Barnes & Noble at Tempe Marketplace (Tempe, AZ) and signing copies of his award-winning debut novel on Sunday, April 7th from 2p–5p.

Please stop by if you're in the neighborhood!

03/05/2024

Nate Wagner will be one of the award-winning novelists featured at the Tombstone Festival of Western Books — Friday, March 8th in Tombstone, AZ.

To celebrate, we are doing a FREE ebook promotion of “Warriors of the Forgotten Way: The Samurai Cowboys - Book One” on Amazon this week (thru Sat, 3/9) and you can download your copy here:
https://www.amazon.com/Warriors-Forgotten-Way-Samurai-Cowboys-ebook/dp/B0BSN38DJ7/

Tombstone festival info:
https://cochisecountycorral.org/tombstone-festival

Warriors of the Forgotten Way: The Samurai Cowboys - Book One