INDEPENDENT GHOST WRITER AGREEMENT

This Agreement (hereafter Agreement) is executed on this ____ day of ________,

20____, between Sandro Pelemi, (hereafter Contractor, me, my, mine), whose
address is: Medvedova 18, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia and _____________ (hereafter
Writer, writer, you, your) whose address is: ___________. For valuable
consideration, the parties agree as follows:
1. Nature and Purpose. Contractor publishes, markets, and sells books and novels,
including but not limited to romance novels. Contractor is interested in hiring the Ghost
Writer for the purpose of creating content and writing romance novels to be published
on Contractors behalf, subject to this Agreement. Terms and requirements for the
Writing services are specified herein. For the purpose of this Agreement, this project
shall be known as: __________________. Project start date is: __________ and
project completion date is: ________________.
2. Compensation. The writer shall be compensated as follows:
Upon completion of each project, writer shall be paid the amount of _________ within
___________ (_____) business days of receipt of each novels final transcript. Writer
shall be paid via PayPal or Elance unless otherwise agreed by the parties. The
Contractor shall keep track of any and all records of payments.
Pursuant to this clause, compensation is dependent upon timely completion and
delivery of every project. This includes without restriction, the Contractors receipt,
inspection, and approval of the final draft of each transcript. Payment shall not be
released until the Contractor has had the opportunity to review, inspect, and accept
delivery of any and all transcripts.
3. Term/Termination. The term of this agreement begins immediately upon execution,
and shall continue for a term of twelve (12) months. Either party may renew this
Agreement upon mutual written notice within thirty (30) days prior to expiration. This
agreement may only be changed or modified upon the prior written consent of the
parties.
This Agreement may be terminated by either party upon prior written fourteen (14) day
notice. Upon termination, Writer acknowledges and agrees to immediately release and
delivery, any and all content; work product; transcripts; and concepts; that have been
completed, to the Contractor.
4. Agreement. This agreement constitutes the entire understanding between the parties
and does not create a partnership, joint venture, or agency relationship and neither
party may bind or represent the other.

5. Intellectual Property. All content created by the Ghost Writer becomes the
intellectual property of the Contractor. Writer releases any and all rights and copyrights
to any and all content created for each romance book or novel produced or written for
the Contractor. Writer understands, agrees, and waives any and all royalty rights to
content, writings, photographs, illustrations, or any other media that is created for the
Contractor. Writer acknowledges that he/she understands that they are not entitled to
any payment for royalties related to such content.
6. Relationship. Writer understands and agrees that he/she is not an employee or an
agent of the Contractor, and may not represent or bind the Contractor in any way
whatsoever. The Writer also acknowledges that he/she is not entitled to any benefits or
perks such as workmans compensation, insurance, or any other benefits that are made
available to the Contractors employees.
7. Writing Requirements. The Contractor is relying upon the Writers skills, training and
expertise to provide professional Ghost Writing services. Therefore, the Contractor has
specific technical requirements relating to the Writers content, as follows:
* All content must be written in proper form, grammar, spelling, and understandable
English;
* All content for the novel/book must be royalty free, original to Writer, and must not
impinge on any third party rights, such as copyright, trademark, or intellectual property;
* Any and all content, writings, concepts, ideas, and media must be royalty-free and not
impinge on any third-partys rights to copyright, trademark, or intellectual property; and
* Any and all transcripts must be delivered in a timely manner, based upon benchmarks
determined by the Contractor.
* Writer warrants not to release, display, sell, share, or distribute any content created for
Contractor, with any other third party without the Contractor's express written
permission.
* No more than two (2) project extensions are permitted, and only upon the written
consent of the Contractor.
All transcripts will remain in draft mode until finalized by Writer. Once finalized, Writer
will immediately notify the Contractor via email, text message, Facebook message, or
phone. Writer will wait for review and confirmation by the Contractor. A violation of this
clause by the writer shall be deemed a violation and breach of this agreement, and the
writer agrees to accept any and all personal, as well as financial responsibility for the
breach.
8. Warranty. Writer warrants to conduct his/herself in a business-like manner at all
times; to deliver content for projects on time; to discuss concepts, ideas, and writings
with the Contractor on a regular basis to keep the project on track, and to limit editing

time; and to work with the Contractor to meet benchmarks and clarify the demands of
the project.
9. Indemnification. The parties agree to defend, indemnify, and hold each other and
affiliates, assigns, and representatives from and against any unforeseen third party
claims, liability, losses, damages, or expenses that might arise relating to this
agreement or arising from any act or omission of any representative, employee, or
agent.
10. Disputes. Any dispute arising in connection with this Agreement shall be settled in a
professional and businesslike manner. In the event a dispute cannot be resolved, the
dispute shall be subject mediation, with the parties equally sharing the costs of a
mediator located in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The prevailing party shall be entitled to
reimbursement of costs and legal fees, including but not limited to attorneys fees.
11. Breach. In the event either Party breaches their obligations under this Agreement,
within fourteen (14) days of the breach, the non-breaching Party shall have the right to
terminate this Agreement after having served a seven (7) day written notice to cure
upon the breaching Party, and the breaching Party fails to cure said breach within seven
(7) days following the receipt of such notice to cure. The Parties acknowledge and
agree to waive all rights to injunctive relief, and further agree that money damages shall
be the sole and exclusive remedy for any Breach arising out of this Agreement.
12. Governing law. This agreement shall be governed and construed with the laws of
Ljubljana, Slovenia without regard to the principles of conflict, choice of law, or C.I.S.G.
provisions. (Convention for the International Sale of Goods and Services).

The parties acknowledge that they have both read and understand the terms of this
Agreement, and commit their hands hereunder.
Sandro Pelemi, Title for
BUSINESS NAME

Writer

(Address)

(Address)

___________________________

__________________________

Date: _____________

Date: ___________