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@Hitch. Great post. However, for me it conjures the vision of a new member of such a group saying "By the way, here is my 600 page novel which I've produced all by myself. No outside help. Could you please edit it for me? By next Wednesday, please." I'm not, of course, seriously suggesting that the OP would do this. Just that it probably won't solve his immediate problem in anything like the time-frame he would like, though it is great advice for the future. I don't have any first hand experience of such groups but would imagine they would be invaluable as a member was writing a book, with smaller excerpts being submitted and critiqued regularly, and the relationships and involvement of the members developing to the point where they would be happy to read and critique much longer almost finalised works for each other. Given that the OP is apparently working on his next book now would sound like a great time for him to join such a group or get a writing buddy.
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