About the Author
GC Brown, the quintessential cozy-town Indiana boy, grew up on a farm, where in his formative years, he learned the value of hard work—how to shovel horse shit, mend a broken fence, and milk a cow (because, you know, the stupid cows wouldn't wait) all before catching the bus to school.
Then—in a move that was clearly orchestrated by the universe to ruin his life—his parents decided to abandon those perfect, breezy Indiana summers for the scorching desert landscape of Arizona. He arrived just in time for his junior year of high school.
The ultimate social nightmare.
After graduating in 1991, aka the Pre-Internet Stone Ages, Brown embarked on a thrilling journey of drifting from job to job, trying to find something, anything, that would stick.
He calls those his Spinning the Wheel Years.
Because the world was missing a mobile home mogul, Brown became the GM of a manufactured housing retail empire in Dallas, Texas, with greatness in mind as his entrepreneurial spirit couldn't be contained. And he made a killing (literally, maybe) in that niche and then branched out to other various ventures.
Buying and selling mobile homes (because who doesn't love a good trailer?); led to flipping houses (before it was en vogue); developing real estate (for the sake of humanity); running nightclubs (where the real magic happens); coding software (because who needs experience?); selling flowers online (the ultimate hustle); serving sushi (raw fish and entrepreneurship go hand-in-hand); and, the pièce de résistance—the African diamond trade (because nothing screams"legit business" like blood diamonds).
Shockingly, Brown's financial wizardry didn't quite extend to his tax returns (integrity is overrated).
Uncle Sam slapped him with tax evasion, failure to file taxes on time, and wire fraud (just a few minor oversights). When offered a plea deal, Brown, ever the thick-headed rebel, refused to admit defeat (because he'd done nothing wrong in his mind). More charges followed, and, spoiler alert, he blew the trial. And well, let's just say he's now an expert on the federal prison system.
"All that glitters ain't gold, folks."
Inspired by a magazine article that claimed writing a book was the third hardest thing to do (presumably, after escaping from prison and getting a decent haircut behind bars), Brown, the ultimate thrill seeker, decided to take on that ultimate challenge. He was going to pen a novel while serving his sentence (because, why not?).
GC got to work.
Since 2014, he's been churning out books like they're going out of style (which, let's be real, they probably are).
Two series and nine years later, Brown emerged from the depths of the prison system ready to take on the world (or at least the literary world). And in a shocking twist, he claims that sixteen-plus years in multiple federal facilities was the best thing that ever happened to him (prison food and jumpsuits withstanding).
"I wouldn't be the author or person I am today without life behind bars," he says surprisingly straight-faced.
Since his release in late 2023, GC Brown has been living life to the fullest. His first novel, SNIFF, is hitting the shelves on November 1, 2024 (feel free to pre-order on Amazon). And, because why stop there, he's also started UpCup Koffee Company with two other ex-felons, Alex Diaz and Dr. William McArthur III. (Nothing screams "success" like a mushroom coffee venture run by ex-cons.).
Between loads of caffeine and parole meetings, GC Brown is living the dream in both the Arizona desert and sunny California with his new bride and their identical twin boys.