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  • LAUNCH COUNTDOWN DAY 3: 5 DAYS LEFT TO LAUNCH!

    LAUNCH COUNTDOWN DAY 3: 5 DAYS LEFT TO LAUNCH!

    This is not just a book launch. It’s a mission. And I need your help.

    In just 5 days, Waking Up goes live.

    This isn’t a big-budget release backed by a publishing empire.
    It’s me — one person, one vision, and a story I’ve carried for over a decade.
    And now, I’m asking you to help carry it out into the world.

    Amazon’s algorithm is everything.

    It’s the invisible force behind every book that breaks through — or disappears.
    And here’s the truth: the algorithm doesn’t care about hype or hope.
    It cares about numbers. It watches what people do — not what they say.

    That’s why these final days before launch matter so much.

    💡 Here’s how it actually works:

    • Preorders stack — Every preorder made before May 2. counts as a sale on launch day. This is crucial for building momentum.
    • Early momentum = visibility — The more preorders go out on launch day, the more Amazon promotes Waking Up to new readers.
    • Amazon’s algorithm is everything.
    • Just a few sincere reviews during the first 48 hours can make a massive difference.
    • Engagement matters — Clicking the link, sharing it, adding the book to your wishlist — it all adds up and tells the algorithm: this book matters.

    This isn’t about manipulating the system.
    It’s about working with it — to lift up something meaningful.
    Something that, if enough people see it, could genuinely help shift the way we imagine the future.

    So here’s what I’m asking:

    👉 Preorder the book (if you haven’t yet) — it’s just $0.99 until launch.


    👉 Tell someone — a friend, a family member, anyone who might resonate with the story.
    👉 Mark May 2. to leave a short review. Even one or two lines help enormously.
    👉 Visit and share wakingupstory.com — every click supports the cause.

    Whether you want to support me as a friend, or the cause — a vision for a better future on planet Earth — it only costs one dollar right now .

    📌 A special note to my friends in Norway and Sweden: I know some of you have faced frustrating challenges with ordering the book due to platform restrictions. If you’re unable to order it, I completely understand — but please don’t give up on the mission. You can still play a vital role: share it far and wide. The more people who see the link — especially in countries where ordering is easier — the better chance we have of waking something up in the world. You matter to this movement more than you know. In Norwegian:

    SIDEN DU HAR LEST SÅ LANGT SOM TIL HIT ANTAR JEG AT DU VIL HJELPE. SÅ I ET SISTE FORSØK: PRØV Å GÅ TIL AMAZON.DE OG SKRIV INN: “WAKING UP A JOURNEY TOWARDS A NEW DAWN FOR HUMANITYI SØKEFELTET. DA SKAL DU FINNE BOKEN. OG DET BURDE VÆRE MULIG Å BESTILLE FRA NORGE. For om man skriver inn amazon.no i en nettleser vil man automatisk bli omdirigert til amazon.de. M.a.o. amazon.de er norges Amazon nettbutikk…

    Tusen takk for at du ikke har gitt opp… 🙂

    This book was written with love, fire, and faith in what’s possible.
    If it speaks to something in you — help me carry it the last five days to the world.

    We’re not just launching a book.
    We’re planting a seed.

    Let’s do this together. 💚

    🚀 Call to Action:
    Visit wakingupstory.com now and preorder Waking Up for just $0.99.
    Let’s show the algorithm what a hopeful future looks like. Or just click the link below to preorder:

  • LAUNCH COUNTDOWN DAY 2: 6 DAYS LEFT TO LAUNCH

    LAUNCH COUNTDOWN DAY 2: 6 DAYS LEFT TO LAUNCH

    6 DAYS  

    (a sunrise in verse) written by chatGPT. Prompted by HNS

    The sky is shifting.  

    Subtle at first —

    a breath,  

    a shimmer,  

    a whisper of light.

    We stir in our sleep,  

    not knowing the dream is ending,  

    not knowing  

    we are already waking.

    The systems we built  

    — of numbers, walls, and worth —  

    begin to crack,  

    not from violence,  

    but from the pressure of truth  

    pressing gently from within.

    Can you feel it?

    Something ancient rises  

    not to conquer,  

    but to remember.

    We were never meant  

    to sell our hours,  

    to cage our joy,  

    to fear each other  

    in the name of survival.

    We were born to belong.  

    To build without barter.  

    To give without guilt.  

    To grow without fear.

    And maybe  

    — just maybe —  

    this is the dawn  

    we’ve been waiting for.

    Only 6 days now.  

    ✨ Hold the light.  

    🌱 Preorder the book.  

    🔥 Be part of the awakening. Preorder for  Only $0,99 until May 2.2025

    👉

  • LAUNCH COUNTDOWN: Day one – The Final Week Begins

    LAUNCH COUNTDOWN: Day one – The Final Week Begins

     Seven days.  

     That’s all that remains between now and the release of Waking Up.  

     But this isn’t just the final stretch of a book launch. For me, it’s the closing of a much longer journey — one that began in the ashes of collapse, illness, and radical questioning. A circle that’s been quietly forming over years, finally ready to complete itself.    

     This story — born as a film script over a decade ago, then transformed through the fires of stroke, solitude, and soul — is now emerging as a novel. Not just any novel. A signal. A seed.  

    Waking Up is a message in a bottle, cast into a stormy sea, hoping to reach those who feel — deep down — that a different world is not only possible, but necessary.  

     A world beyond money, beyond control, beyond the illusions that divide us.  

     A world built on something real:  

    Gratitude. Love. Joy.  

     And now I’m asking you — heart to heart:  

     👉 Would you spend one dollar to support a vision of a better future for humanity?  

     For just $0.99, you can preorder Waking Up and help push this story into the world where it belongs.  

     This isn’t about me. It’s about us.   

    Right now we’re at 15 preorders. The goal is 200 before launch day.  

     Not because of charts, money or ego — but because every single order tells Amazon the algorithm, “This matters. People care.”  

     If this vision resonates with even a small part of you, now’s the moment. Let’s cross this threshold together.  

     Because this is more than a countdown.  

    It’s a crossing.  

     And the new world?  

     It’s closer than we think.  

     — H  

     📘 Waking Up launches May 2.  

     Preorder for $0.99 here:

     

  • New excerpt – Chapter 3. Family and Legacy

    New excerpt – Chapter 3. Family and Legacy

    It’s been a while since I last shared an excerpt from Waking Up, and I’m excited to continue the journey. If you’ve been following along, we’ve already explored some key moments in Benjamin Michaels’ story:

    – In the prologue, we met Ben as he made a life-changing decision to undergo cryogenic preservation, hoping for a better future in a world that was unraveling around him.

    Chapter 1 saw Ben watching the world outside his office, where protests and unrest mirrored the deep turmoil within his own body. He began to question everything he thought he knew about the world he had built.

    Chapter 2 introduced us to a more personal side of Ben, as he prepared to leave his legacy behind. In a reflective moment with his driver, Theobald, and a brief, eye-opening encounter with a beggar, Ben was forced to confront the deeper meaning of wealth, freedom, and success.

    Now, I’m excited to share the whole of Chapter 3 with you in this article! This chapter takes us deeper into Ben’s personal life and the emotional dynamics between him and his family, particularly his wife, Priscilla, and his daughter, Bianca. As Ben faces a health crisis, the tension between his legacy and the fleeting moments of connection with his loved ones becomes even more apparent.

    But be warned, this chapter ends with a cliffhanger that sets the stage for what’s to come. It’s a pivotal turning point that will leave you wondering what’s next for Ben—and his future. Please enjoy the full chapter 3 here:

    Chapter 3. Family and Legacy

    When Benjamin Michaels stepped into his mansion, the warmth of the entryway did little to ease the tension in his chest, in spite of the brisk walk he had just finished. Priscilla’s voice called out from the living room. “You’re early.”

    Ben walked in to find her perched on the edge of the sofa, a glass of wine in her hand. Her gaze flicked to him, sharp and searching. “You canceled all your appointments again, didn’t you?”

    “I needed to think,” he replied, loosening his tie further as he sank into the armchair opposite her. “And I finalized the trust.”

    Priscilla’s lips thinned. “The trust. Right. Everything for Bianca. And what about us?”

    Ben’s jaw tightened. “It’s for all of us. For the future.”

    She shook her head, swirling the wine in her glass. “You’re so obsessed with this future of yours, you’re forgetting the present.”

    Before he could respond, the nanny appeared in the doorway with Bianca, clutching a sketchpad. “Dad? Can I show you something before I go to bed?”

    Ben’s expression softened as he beckoned her over. She climbed onto the arm of his chair and held up her drawing: a vibrant scene of a city filled with green parks and smiling people.

    “It’s beautiful,” he said, his voice thick with emotion. “Is this the world you’d like to see?”

    She nodded eagerly. “It’s for everyone.”

    Ben sat on Bianca’s bed, tucking her in as he felt a pang in his chest, sharper than he expected. He had just given her a delicate green pendant, saying softly “Whenever you hold this pendant I’ll be with you, wherever you are”. A sudden dizziness overtook him. The edges of his vision darkened, and he slumped to the floor beside her bed. “Dad?” Bianca called out anxiously. 

    There was only silence.

    Preorder for only $0,99

    If you like this and feel like checking out the whole story, you can preorder the ebook until May 2. 2025. For only $0,99.

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