Author Bio

J.A. Cipriano is a New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author, business man, and public speaker. Jason’s love of writing stemmed from being given a journal by his second grade teacher and told to write about something he didn’t like. Ironically, he wrote about writing. That was the year he won his first writing contest.

Since then, Jason has authored more than 80 novels. He began self publishing long before it was a buzz term on social media and has learned not only how to write, edit, and self publish his books successfully, but also how to market them so that his writing could be more than just a hobby, but a thriving career instead. 

As the self publishing industry saw changes, Jason had to navigate them on his own and tripped along the way more times than he would’ve liked to. That is why he has now chosen to give aspiring authors a deep look inside the journey of getting what’s in their creative minds out to the world - to save them from the mistakes he had to overcome. 

Jason chose to begin doing this through public speaking initially, then turned to the very thing he once despised…writing. That is how Red Pill: The Truth About Making It In Self Publishing came to be. It’s not his style to sugar coat the bumps in the road that any self published author is going to run into and he wants writers to have a head start. 

Realizing, however, that each author’s journey will be different, he founded Cipriano Academy to give more in-depth, personalized mentoring to those with hopes of being published authors, regardless of time restrictions, budget, or skill level.

Public Speaker

Over 80+ Books Written

Jason has been contracted to speak at enterprises both large and small, not just because he’s had over 20 years of experience in the industry, but because he refuses to put a glittery facade over the work it takes to succeed as a self-published author. His refreshing honesty and sarcastic humor, along with his want to paint the REAL picture is why he’s been hired to speak at writer’s guilds and newbie classes alike.

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Red Pill

Jason knows that most people have a book in their head. He also knows that they are constantly being told to just ‘Upload it to KDP’ and poof, you’ll be an author. That’s not how the industry works…or at least not successfully. That’s why he wrote RED PILL: The Truth About Making It In Self Publishing. For newbie authors, or authors that have now encountered roadblocks they weren’t prepared for, RED PILL offers no frills, no feel-good hype, no bullshit. Instead, it gives you exactly what you’ll have to do in order to get the book in your mind out to the world, and have it not tank. 

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Cipriano Academy

Jason knows that everyone’s life, timeline, skill level, and book idea is unique. While diving deep into the processes and the industry’s pitfalls and opportunities in RED PILL: The Truth About Making It In Self Publishing, he also saw that individual authors could benefit from direct mentoring and further resources with personalized direction. So, he founded Cipriano Academy - the all-in-one mentoring community that gives newbies and seasoned authors alike access to all of his courses, guest speakers, q and a sessions, and resource recommendations…and himself.

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