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About Kim Vermaak
The Mindset Whisperer
Author | Speaker | Book Coach
What does legacy mean to you?
Is it a measure of wealth that you leave as an inheritance to your family when you die? Is it measured in the things teary eyed relatives say about you at your funeral?
Or could it be that it lies in the seeds of every living decision that you make?
Download Kim's BioThe Cooldrink Bottle on My Head…The Truth About Finishing Your Book
It got me thinking about what I witness every day as a book coach. About how leaders, mentors and visionaries build not just books, but legacies that ripple far beyond their own lives.
Ink and Inspiration: A Transformative Writer’s Retreat Experience
It got me thinking about what I witness every day as a book coach. About how leaders, mentors and visionaries build not just books, but legacies that ripple far beyond their own lives.
Mindset, Legacy and Finishing Your Book
It got me thinking about what I witness every day as a book coach. About how leaders, mentors and visionaries build not just books, but legacies that ripple far beyond their own lives.
Is the Real You Being Edited Out?
Editing is crucial. This is the quality-control part of writing. Some sentences need smoothing and some paragraphs need tightening.
I Hit a Wobbly: How to Write a Book When Life Happens
Discover the key strategies and insider tips to transform your writing dreams into reality. This comprehensive guide provides aspiring authors with valuable insights and proven techniques to navigate the path to becoming a published author successfully.
Why Is My Book Not Working?
Discover the key strategies and insider tips to transform your writing dreams into reality. This comprehensive guide provides aspiring authors with valuable insights and proven techniques to navigate the path to becoming a published author successfully.
Beware of Rats in the Wardrobe: Why Your Dream of Writing a Book Needs Protection
Discover the key strategies and insider tips to transform your writing dreams into reality. This comprehensive guide provides aspiring authors with valuable insights and proven techniques to navigate the path to becoming a published author successfully.
Why I’m Quitting Coffee Until This Book Is Done
I can still smell it. That comforting aroma wafts through the air. The first hiss of steamed milk. The gentle swirl of foam meets rich espresso. As the froth clings to the edge of the cup like a silk scarf, the warmth seeps through your hands as you wrap them around the mug.
Walking with Prince: Writing, Balance and Book Goals
Discover the key strategies and insider tips to transform your writing dreams into reality. This comprehensive guide provides aspiring authors with valuable insights and proven techniques to navigate the path to becoming a published author successfully.
How to Write a Book with a Book Coach: Why Accountability Matters
Discover the key strategies and insider tips to transform your writing dreams into reality. This comprehensive guide provides aspiring authors with valuable insights and proven techniques to navigate the path to becoming a published author successfully.
Your Coach
Kim Vermaak
The Mindset Whisperer | Helping Coaches, Executives & Speakers Conquer the Fear of Writing to Build Their Legacy | Book Coach | Author | Speaker on Storytelling & Leadership Engagement
I have been an entrepreneur for over 20 years and in that time; I have helped hundreds of brand managers, event coordinators, and entrepreneurs build their brands. I loved what I did. I won a Regional business award, was featured in Cosmopolitan and Destiny Magazine and I was the vice chair for the Johannesburg Business Women’s Association. But after I turned 40, I realized that every victory was fleeting. I was only as good as my last deal.
I wanted to create something meaningful. To leave a legacy. I realised that books could do that. Not only could they transform people’s thinking one book at a time, but I could get real passive income from a catalogue of books. And I could make sure that my children benefitted from my royalties long after I am gone.
But as an entrepreneur, I realised that I was going to have to build my brand. I would have to commit. I learned everything I could, spent years preparing and learning the hard way. I realised my best successes came when I followed a system and had an accountability partner.
What do we do?
We help you build your book author business from the ground up.
From getting your book listed on Amazon to helping you build your readership and creating an online presence.
We don’t do quick fly by night wins.
We work with committed, growth orientated authors who want long term success that will leave a lasting legacy for their families.
Author Websites
Your author website is your main online presence.
Printed Banners
Banners are great for signings, readings, and trade shows.
Book Trailers
A book trailer is a helpful marketing tool to promote your book.
Interior Book Formatting
Kindle compatible ebook formatting.

An incredible wealth of knowledge
Kim is such an incredible wealth of knowledge and has a clear passion for writing and publishing. She’s so helpful in breaking down the overwhelming process of writing and publishing so that it seems less overwhelming. I stepped away with a clear plan and next steps. I highly recommend Kim for any author who’s trying to find their way forward with their book.
Jamie Gantt

A sterling job done at my book launch
I want to express a heartfelt thank you to Kim Vermaak for the sterling job done at my book launch. I highly recommend her services.
Being a first-time author hosting a book launch is very exciting but can also be a daunting task considering all the finer details & bringing everything together. Thanks to the expertise of Kim Vermaak, the Mindset Whisperer, author, publisher and speaker, my event was everything I dreamed it would be!
Kim exhibited a sauve & eloquence that captivated our audience with her masterful interview questions, subtly presenting a wonderful sense of humour and elegance. Attention to detail is an understatement. Everything she does is with excellence and she prides herself on ensuring she meets the client’s expectations. Kim definitely went beyond my expectations.
It takes someone with great experience and talent to be able to bring out the best in an author’s book and Kim did just that!
Thank you, Kim, for an exceptional book launch. You are amazing!
Amanda Naicker

An essential part of the self publishing journey
While I realised that marketing is an essential part of the self publishing journey, getting down to it can seem so overwhelming that you end up doing nothing. That’s why I am so grateful to Kim from Write Learn and Earn. She is an author with a heart for authors and the patience to guide you through it. She has a wealth of knowledge about Amazon, website and other book marketing tools, and I am on my way.
Evadeen Brickwood

Extremely professional and helpful
I did not know where to start with Amazon. But Write Learn and Earn got my KDP account opened quick and completed my ebook and paperback typesetting in time for my deadline. I found them to be extremely professional and helpful. I was distracted by a personal issue during this project. I was not focused on the book and felt overwhelmed. She went above and beyond the service I employed her for helping me successfully publish my book on Amazon. I highly recommend the services of Write Learn and Earn and will be using the services again soon.
Warm regards
Natalie Abrahams

Just fantastic!
I can recommend Kim 110%! She designed my website beautifully and was very patient and professional. Just fantastic!
Hamilton Wende

I somehow magically just look better
I always used pics I’d taken myself as PR pics. The difference in quality between those and the ones Hush took is indescribable! Not only do I somehow magically just look better, but the colours are brighter and sharper, and they have a far more professional feel. As authors, we think so much about marketing our books; we forget about marketing ourselves.
Jolene Raison

Professional and open process
What Kim was able to offer me in terms of insight, price with her experience in understanding the needs of authors was outstanding. Kim is not only creative, but she takes on your views and comments willingly and it’s a professional open process.
Bruce N Cuttman

Such an asset to my clients
I have recommended Kim to a number of my author clients to help them with their marketing on Amazon, and generally. She’s such an asset to them … moving them up in the rankings, getting more of their books sold and keeping them on track (she project manages them too). If you’re looking for someone in your corner that will help you get your books seen and bought on Amazon, go to her.
Jacques de Villiers

Awesome book coach for my marketing
Kim assisted me with super insightful and effective book marketing strategies. To be very honest, my first book failed on Amazon. I had amazing mentors when it came to writing, and publishing, but no so when it came to marketing. I will soon launch a revised edition of my first book and I will be applying what I’ve learned from this awesome book coach for my marketing. I highly recommend her. She is bursting with book-related knowledge.