Help? Submitting manuscripts for non-fiction

[torquill]

As some of you know, I'm writing a cookbook. Unfortunately, while I know a great deal about gluten-free bread, I know next to nothing about submitting a manuscript to publishers and evaluating potential offers. I think that if I'm at the point of putting "pen" to "paper" on this, it's time I start considering what format a publisher might want, and how to make it appealing to them.

So I ask my multi-talented friends list: Have any of you been involved in getting a how-to book (anything from how to do Europe on 3 euros a day to how to make your own siege engines to, well, a cookbook) from handwritten material to hold-it-in-your-hand book form?

I'm hoping that someone out there might be able to, if not offer some advice on the workings of the publishing industry, at least offer the name of a good book on the subject. :)

Thank you!

Comments

[farmount.livejournal.com]

Wow. Something that I would actually ask the ex about. You could contact corva to ask for the email for her husband because you heard from a mutual friend that he used to be into publishing a Long Time Ago. Please don't use my name.

His name is Shelby Clark, BTW. He's a lawyer now, but back in the day he once worked for Warner Books.

[luna-torquill.livejournal.com]

I may do that. Thanks for the (anonymous) tip. ;)