LaTrena S. Mitchell, L.L.C.
EDITING & MANUSCRIPT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
Working draft · September 18, 2026 · Not legal advice

Developmental, line, and formatting work on a manuscript the client already wrote.
Use when she is the editor, not the author. The client remains the writer of record.

1. Parties
This agreement is between LaTrena S. Mitchell, L.L.C. (“Editor”) and ________________ (“Author”), dated ______________.

2. The file
Title: ________________. Form: ________________. Length: ________ words / pages. Service: ☐ developmental ☐ line/copy ☐ formatting ☐ KDP upload support (quoted separately).

3. What editing is
Editor will read, mark, and advise. Author remains the author. Editor will not add plot, characters, or research that would make Editor a co-writer unless the parties open a ghostwriting agreement instead.

4. Fee & deposit
Fee: $________ (or $________ / word). Half to open the file. Balance on delivery of the marked draft and a letter of notes. Two passes unless the quote says one.

5. Credit
Editor is not billed as author. Author may thank Editor in acknowledgments. Editor may list the title as an editing credit unless Author initials here for silence: ________.

6. No promise of publication
Editing does not guarantee an agent, a press, a grade, or Amazon rank. Errors that remain after Author’s last pass are Author’s to catch in proof.

7. Law
Arkansas law governs. Notices: Editing_Writing@latrena-mitchell.com.

Writer / Editor: ________________________________  Date: ________
Client / Producer: ______________________________  Date: ________

Desk: Editing_Writing@latrena-mitchell.com
Governing law: State of Arkansas