8 yr-old Nia Mya Reese Writes Amazon Best-Seller: “How to Deal With & Care for Your Annoying Little Brother”

“It didn’t take very long; it took a few days,” said Nia Mya Reese, the 8-yr-old Amazon Best Selling author from Birmingham, Alabama who penned, “How to Deal With & Care for Your Annoying Little Brother”.

Nia Mya has reached star status online, in her school, and community as a best-selling author of a book about her little brother. She took something simple she has experience doing and penned it into a cute book, filled with love and guidance.

Nia Mya Reese’s project started out as a first-grade assignment. Her mother used that assignment as a summer reading project to improve Nia Mya’s writing, spelling, and sentence structure. Thanks to Nia Mya’s family, they were able to develop this book into an actual publication that has taken the Amazon parenting section by storm.

Nia Mya Reese’s stated in her interview with CBS, that this project helps other kids realize that they can follow their own dreams.

Business Lessons

There are a few lessons to be learned from Nia Mya Reese’s success.
1) She took something that she was good at and used that to create her book.
2) Keep It Simple – she didn’t need to do much research. She wrote the book in a few days because she was already an expert in being a great big sister.
3) Have a great mentor/adviser – Without encouragement from her mother and teacher, the book that Nia Mya had inside of her may have never happened. Keep yourself surrounded by others who can bring those gifts out of you.
4) Market your Product- You have to TELL people about what you’re doing. Nia had a book signing and was able to get news coverage from all over the country about her book. Even the mayor showed up at her book signing. Marketing and promoting your product or business is key.
5) Have fun – Nia Mya Reese was able to disguise learning and make it fun. Making it fun makes it easier to work on a project or business.