Connah’s Quay author celebrates Amazon list-head hat trick

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A Connah’s Quay bestselling author is celebrating after her third book topped the Amazon charts in eight separate categories.

Katherine Massey, 47, gathered the 15 contributors to ‘Seen Too’ for a launch party earlier this month – ahead of the book’s official release on World Mental Health Day.

The event – held at the Celtic Arms, Northop Country Park Golf Club – brought together representatives from the Wrexham-based mental wellbeing charity Advance Brighter Futures, which will receive all proceeds from sales of books.

Katherine, founder of VQ Academy, said: “I grew up with two parents with mental health issues. It wasn’t about if I would get sanity, but when.

“I developed emotional abuse disorder as a child and as a coping tool I used to write words on pieces of paper and push them into the cracks between our boards. These words remained invisible to the naked eye.The generational cycle stopped with me when I had my two children.

“We normalized mental health discussions, and I went on to write my first book, ‘Living with Dolls’.

“I never sought exposure, but the impact and messages I received about my best-selling autobiography made me realize the power of sharing stories.

“I wanted to give other women a platform, and many came forward to be included in my second book, ‘Seen: Female Entrepreneurs Share Their Story of How They Steped into their Passion, Purpose and Power’.

“A year later, I was blown away by how many women were ready to sit in the light and be featured in ‘Seen Too’. It took me 40 years but, finally, someone found my words.

Based on Kindle’s pre-release sales strength, “Seen Too” topped several competing Amazon categories, including “Personal Transformation,” “Mental Health,” and “Self-Help.” In the ‘Women’ category, it tops the list of ‘New Trends’ – trending above Davina McCall’s ‘Menopause’.

Wrexham-based Advance Brighter Futures, which provides mental health support and services to people in the area, will receive proceeds from the book.

The official evening included entertainment from singer Tanya-Marie and a luncheon sponsored by motivational speaker Naomi Victoria, who revealed the backstory behind her own inspirational message: “Drink life while it’s fizzy.”

Sue Miller and Estelle Maher of TAUK Publishing congratulated contributors on a “great publication”.

Zoe Whitehead, Head of Business Development at Brighter Futures, and Rick Bedson, Chairman of the Board, said: “Our vision is to ensure that no one with mental health issues feels alone.

“We recently celebrated our 30th anniversary and we help 700 people, and their families by extension, each year. We remain a small local charity based in Wrexham; therefore, any donation means a lot to us.

“We are incredibly honored to have been chosen as the charity of choice for ‘Seen Too’ royalties, and the money raised will go a long way towards helping the people we support through advice, style coaching life, training and group activities.”
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Seen Too’ is available for purchase in Kindle format on Amazon, with paperback and hardcover launches to follow.

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