Inserting diagrams, photos, etc.

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I think I vaguely recall something on this topic, but couldn't find a thread so pardon the repetition if there is.

My non-fiction How-To will have a number of photos, diagrams, graphs, templates, etc. Not a lot (I think) but sufficient to matter. In the case of spreadsheets or the format of a contract, I have done those in Excel or Word and inserted them into the text at the relevant place. In the case of photos, my own line drawings and pdfs I'd like to use, I can't do that, but do I indicate "Photo goes here!" on a blank page?

Do I account for it somehow in the page count of the chapter in the Table of Contents, in the body of the ms, or is there a more conventional way to let the agent/publisher know those things exist?
 

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I have a vague recollection of a similar thread too. Seem to recall three or four methods were bandied about. What I did was label each diagram and at the appropriate part of the text wrote something like:

[Insert diagram 1-A here.]

With a double space above and below the direction.

Just be clear and consistent. Each pub will have a preference and once it's been accepted and it comes to editing time, they'll instruct you on their preferred method.

Good luck.
 
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