New Book Soon

Watch for my new book coming out – I hope -  next week.
And thanks for making November my best book sales month ever.

Ghost of the Fawn - Free eBook Click

Free eBook for the next few days

Jimmy Bison-Man and Robert Lincoln, two big city high school seniors to be, went in search of fame and fortune. The two use their last free summer to travel to far off Wyoming in search of a sacred Arapaho Medicine-Bundle. What they find surprises both of them.

Click and order today

Spreading the News

I had a wonderful time talking to the Laramie County Historical Society Sunday, always great to get together with other lovers of history. 

Research time with my partner

Under Western Skies

Yesterday was International Chocolate Day, and yes I did partake. Today is, Read A Christmas Story In July Day – preferably a tale from out west. And yes I made that up, and yes I just happen to have a book of Christmas Stories from out west. See it here – give it a look by clicking and reading the free sample. Stories from many time periods and for all ages.

Enjoy, and remember, only 169 shopping days until Christmas, and this book would make a wonderful early gift.

Beat the Black Friday Rush - take a look today.

Thanks!

You Can Find Me Everywhere

I posted on my writing site last week that, “Lately I have been a bit dismayed at my book sale totals.”   Then the next week I sell more books than I have all month – go figure. Difficult to tell when a book might sell. I am not very good at self-promoting even if this site was built for that.

Here I Am - Not Working, Again. Paddle Boat in Branson Last Fall

With that in mind here are the links to my books, all are available in both softcover and as eBooks. Click a link and take a look, read the free preview and if you have kindle unlimited pick up any of my books for FREE. What a deal.

You can see all five of my books on HERE on my Amazon Author Site

My popular western mystery with the legendary, near superhero like lawman Blade Holmes has book two coming out in a few weeks. Give it a read and whet your appetite for the second book of the series.

Speaking of promotion I can be found in many places, take a look at my twitter site, blogs, or on Google +

Twitter - @wyohistoryguy

My Wyoming History Blog

My Western Writing Blog

My Garden and Just For Fun Blog

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The Gardens are Looking Fine

Selling the Books

So great to see my book of Christmas shorts still selling. I thought it might slow down but am grateful and surprised to see it still selling. It is not ranked as high as it was at one time (up to number 84),  but has climbed back into the top ten percent of all books selling of Amazon.

Click the link here -- Give it a read. Or read the free sample. 

3 Books

Nothing says crazy like working on three books at the same time. 

I am either bored or unable to make a decision as to what to do next. At present, I continue to work on my non-fiction work dealing with the opening of the West, Fort Laramie, Oregon Trail, Indian wars. I am in my second run-through of my fiction book, Ghost of the Fawn, an Arapaho modern day tale. Then, as if I didn’t have enough to do, I started working, again, on my Wyoming history book. The book deals with the time period of the first tribes to 1900. It will be short and concise, a travel book, pick it up and read about Wyoming as you travel through the state. I am even considering making it in a size that it can be tucked in the glove box or into a back pocket.

Well, that’s it this week, two days of snow and a week of cold days. The photos on this post are all from this week, but I will admit that some were taken as I sat in my pickup. We did get out for one hour long hike. We are looking forward to a trip south but that is still a few weeks away. Now, maybe I should get that mystery I was working on a couple of years ago, it was pretty good and . . . 

Book Sales - Up and Down

Book sales went pretty well for December. I guess that would be expected during the season of gift giving. They seem to have went flat now, also expected. But, I am selling some of my nonfiction - The Civilian Conservation Corps and the Building of Guernsey State Park- this week. Hope to see my fiction sales pick up again soon. 

Meanwhile, I write on. The YA novel (Historical Fiction) I have been working on has, of course, taken more time than I expected. Still hoping for an end of February release for, Ghost of the Fawn.

Need a good read? Click here and give one of my books a look. Thanks!

Have a Bully Good Weekend

More to Read Next Year

I have always thought of myself as an avid reader. Now with the end of another year, I am reading more and more posts of what people read last year. I read 30-50 books a year, some of the posters read 100 plus. Now that is reading. All good writers read a lot, but I think, reading two books a week is exceptional.  I have always believed that good writing went hand in hand with reading, looks to be true.

Taking a break in the world famous Oregon Trail Ruts a mile from our place

This year, for the first time, I will attempt to keep track of my reading. Might not be as much as I want or believed, but I will keep track. I often spend hours in research for my nonfiction work, and that takes time, so I will need to find more time – somewhere.

Seems that quite a few writers also keep track of words wrote for the year. Something else I do not do, but I have tried. This year I will give it another shot.

There they are, two ideas for the New Year, not really resolutions, but I will give it a go. Looking at it maybe they are resolutions – oh well!

Need a good read here is the link to my five books?

 I have a new mystery coming in February to be followed by, I hope, two other books this year. One is complete in its first draft, and one at about 10%.

Books and More Books

Merry Christmas, I hope all of you are well and enjoying the season. 

I have a new book scheduled for early February release, but it may be delayed as I might let someone else publish this one. It will still be available on my sites, just published elsewhere. 

On another note, I am now looking at three or four books from other writers to publish through my Old Trails Publishing site in the next year. I will only look at kids chapter books, westerns and historical nonfiction, but if you are interested, let me know. I am going to try to do one every quarter. If I think it is a worthy project we will take it on. Just so you know, this is not some scam, no cost, none, to the writer.  We will edit and format for Amazon and other outlets then publish in both softcover and as an eBook. Authors will be required to submit cover art and back cover text. 

Click a book to go to my Amazon Author's Page

More on this later - right now time to enjoy kids and grandkids.

My Neck of the Woods

Under Western Skies Moving up the charts

My new western is off to a great start. It has only been out a few days but is selling well and climbing up the charts.

This book,  Under Western Skies - 14 Tales of Christmas, is my second western and my fifth book.

I am very pleased with the way this one came out and happy to see it doing so well.

Give it a try today $1.99 for the eBook or $9.99 for the soft cover copy. 170 pages with 14 uplifting tales of Christmas in the west. 

Special deal if you purchase the book you can get the eBook for free – can’t beat that.

Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #137,108 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

·         #138 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Genre Fiction > Westerns > Short Stories

·         #2183 in Books > Literature & Fiction > Genre Fiction > Westerns

Click the link See all my books here 



My grandson and I both say thanks.

Book Sales In Australia

So far this month I am selling more of my western eBook (Commitment) in Australia than in the United States. Happy to have those buyers from down under. We spent a wonderful two weeks there a few years ago, and if I sell enough books for airfare, we would love to go again. Makes me feel good to be gaining some traction as an author in Australia. 

I have been considering writing a western set in Australia since our visit; now I am excited to get started. After the two projects, I am presently working on, of course.

Oh – I am selling quite a few copies of the physical book in the United States. Must be many people like myself that, at least occasionally, like to hold a book in their hands. I think, as a buyer, I am about 50/50 between books and eBooks. 

Elk on the Mountain 

Book 5 Coming This Week

Another book coming this week. Under Western Skies - 14 Tales of Christmas should be available Friday.

I will post more information when it goes live.

Meanwhile here is the link to my other four books.

Enjoy!

Commitment - the novel

My historical mystery western, Commitment, set in and around Fort Laramie, is now available as a book or eBook.

It took a few extra weeks, but I am pretty happy with the final. I had to make some changes on the cover and in the authors notes in the back plus I wanted to shorten it a bit, the soft cover is 350 pages, now all is well. Order it today as a soft cover book or eBook. 

I am now at the editing stage for my book of Christmas shorts, still hoping for November first release.

 Selling the books

Christmas Shorts

My book of Christmas stories in the west is nearly complete. Now for a title, and that has me stuck. The book came out about as I wanted, 30,000 or so, words with the15 short stories. It will be out for the Christmas season, I really like it and hope others will also. More news soon.

.99 Cent EBook Sale

.99 cent sale for the next few days on my kids adventure, 

Then Mike Said, “There's a Zombie in My Basement” A Mike and Moose and Me Growing up Novel 

A fast paced children's chapter book adventure. This is one of a series, but there is no need to read in order.
Free with Kindle unlimited or 0nly .99 cents to purchase the EBook this week.

Get the kids reading before school starts or the grandparents reading to the kids this summer.4^th grade reading level.
Order or read a sample by clicking the link below –
http://www.amazon.com/Then-Mike-Theres-Zombie-Basement/dp/0692432965/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8

Looking for something else? See all four of my books here.

http://www.amazon.com/Neil-Waring/e/B00XV26KLC/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1439253085&sr=1-1

Four Books Now Available

I now have my fourth book in print. All are available as eBooks or print books except my newest, Commitment, which is available only as an eBook.  

Take a look here at my author’s page on Amazon to read all about them.

Thanks for looking.

Click on links below for individual books.

Book 1 for young readers

Historical Fiction - Western Mystery

Book 2 for young readers

Nonfiction

At Last Some News

Still working but do have two of my kids books available on amazon. Will have my nonfiction book on the CCC ready to go next week. After that my western mystery, Commitment, will be in the mix hopefully after another two weeks.

The two kids books I have available are - Melvin the E Street Ghost and, Then Mike said, There's a Zombie in My Basement. These are the first two of my six-part, Mike and Moose and Me Growing up Novels. There you have it, my news for the day. How about a nice photo of yesterday's snow storm to end.

From Guernsey State Park today - five minute drive

What's Next ?

Working on review copies now. I like the looks of all three and I believe all will be complete and ready for order by next week. It has been an interesting journey.

Next up my Wyoming Historical Fiction book - Commitment, as they say coming soon.

I will post photos and links when my nonfiction book on the CCC and the two kids books go live.

Looks to me like this gal is looking forward to the next book

Off to My Reader

My nonfiction book is complete and off to my first reader. Hope she likes it and doesn't have more than an hour or two worth of changes for me.

If all goes well, The Civilian Conservation Corps & the Building of Guernsey State Park - With Folktales and Stories of the Park, will be out in the next month or two.

Built by the Civilian Conservation Corps

Meanwhile my two young reader books, one a ghost story and one a zombie tale are finished and I am deep in the process of editing. Should have them both complete and off to a different first reader, two in fact in another month or so. 

Melvin the Ghost

Life is busy - more to come here soon. I failed to mention all three of these books will be available in both print and eBook. Can't wait.

Took time for a great hike today