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Writing a Book for Public Consumption

Does anyone have experience in writing a book on their field for the masses? I wish to do so for my field to better inform them in a short book but I don't know how the process works. My best guess would be I have to sell the publisher on the idea and then give them a rough draft and rework it til they accept it. Kind of like a paper. Any advice would be much appreciated. Also any suggestions for publishers that might be interested in the idea would be very helpful. Wetlands if it matters.
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I work in publishing. Happy to answer any questions. Generally speaking, you send a proposal following their guidelines for submission (usually on their website), and then if they're interested, they'll invite a chapter or the whole manuscript and review it. If it's an academic publisher, the review is likely external by your peers, but if it's a commercial or non-profit, non-academic publisher, the review might just be in house. If the reviews are favorable, you can expect to receive a contract. The best fit publisher for you depends on how much control you want over the project, how much funding you can get to publish if relevant, whether you want to use the book for your tenure file, and your target audience.