Brian's Books
nonfiction titles
The 7 Inescapable Laws of author motivation
You already know how to write. What you don't know is how to make yourself sit down and do it — day after day, chapter after chapter. This book isn't about craft. (There are hundreds of those on the market, and they're all better than anything I could teach you.) This book is about the laws that govern every writer's success, whether they know about them or not. Ignore them and you'll quit. Learn them and you'll finish. It really is that simple.
astound yourself today
One decision. One day. That's all it takes to start building a writing life you never thought possible. Using a classic Thomas Edison quote as his springboard, Brian Hicks draws on decades of experience motivating top-performing salespeople, and translates those hard-won lessons into a straightforward challenge: stop waiting for the right moment and start creating the right habits. The results will astound you. They always do.
the way
Book 1 of the john 14 chronicles
It's 2095, and the United States isn't united anymore. Jake Bennett grew up in the worst of its four successor countries — underground, off the grid, the son of illegal Christian leaders. He had a plan to get out. Then the Minister of Commonwealth Unification showed up and blew it apart, literally. Now Jake is on the run, wrestling with a calling he never asked for, and a question he can't outrun: Would you lose your life to save it? A dual-POV action/adventure series for readers who believe faith makes the best stories. Book One of the John 14 Chronicles.Book 2: The Truth (out Nov. 2026)Book 3: The Life (out Easter 2027)Prequel: The Watchman (due Fall 2028)Spinoff: Untitled (due Spring 2028)
the tinderbox tapes
a novel - "sort of"
Michael Turner calls his life "a swing and a miss." Good job, decent house, a family he loves — but it all arrived by someone else's effort. When his wife uncovers a long-buried family secret, Michael is forced to confront the truth he's been dodging his whole life: the only way to change your future is to reckon with your past. Part novel, part parable, The Tinderbox Tapes is the book that started it all; a story for anyone who suspects they were made for more.