Oh, at last! Someone who supports self-publishing (POD is, I believe a method/service used by 'traditional' publishing houses as well as self-publishing companies) and separates it from vanity publishing. I hadn't come across Writers World, FGS, so I've bookmarked it and am saving it for later. However, I digress.
There are one or two companies that will enable you to publish in this way, Diggory and Lulu being among the cheapest. The latter is American, but I have used them and they are reliable and their physical products are of good quality. Trafford and Authorhouse offer similar services, but they're much more expensive. However, I would avoid Publish America like the proverbial plague.
If you do choose this route, you should be aware that the marketing offered by any of these companies is minimal. even if you pay for extra services. The selling is largely down to you. You will also (usually) need to pay extra for ISBN registration (not compulsory), library deposits (legal requirement) typesetting and anything other than basic cover design.
The other route is to get a copy of the Writers and Artists Yearbook (your library should have a copy), and look up the names of agents and publishers that deal with your type of work. WAYB also gives you a lot of information about how to submit work for best results. Be prepared for multiple rejections, though, and be ready to edit, edit and edit again (which you should be doing in any case, no matter how good anyone thinks it is).
You could do worse than have a look at some of the writing forums on the web and post bits of your work for some constructive criticism. This is where I push my favourite website again,
http://www.writersdock.org (and no, I don't work for them), which has professional writers and beginners representing just about every genre imaginable. It's also free.
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