I Need A Revising Mentor

Now that my life has slowed down a bit I find that I have lots of time to read interesting and educating information on the internet about writing. I have also come to the conclusion that what I thought I knew, I really have no understanding of. In the pursuit of becoming an agented and published writer, I have interaction with other writers both published and unpublished. Almost every one of these people is far more organized than I am or at least they sound like they are. They talk a really good game if they aren't organized. So, perhaps that's one of the first places I need to start in setting myself on the path to a lucrative writing career. Organization has never been a problem for me in every other area of my life. It may look out of control or messy but my life is actually pretty sane and organized. Well, except for my son's room ... and my daughter's room ... and maybe ... but we won't go there. Let's just say in all the areas that I control, I'm organized. Now when it comes to my writing, I've always just sat down and written. Now I'm hearing about plotting, planning, sticky notes, note cards, organizational programs, outlining and seemingly endless organizational tools. Meanwhile, in my head, I have a start point, let's call it A, and an end point, let's call it Z. In between are all the other points that I want to reach and it unfolds as I type. That's it. Maybe that's why I have so many problems when it comes to revisions. I have nothing on paper to guide me from A to Z. It just seems like such a waste of time in the beginning, though, because I could be writing not planning. After all, by the time it hits the paper, I've been thinking about it for at least six months. Perhaps it isn't the organization that's giving me problems. Maybe I've never been taught how to properly start and complete a revision. Now there is a truth. I've been writing forever but I've only begun to revise in the last few years and they are really botched attempts. So, maybe I need a revising mentor. Yep, I gotta get me one of those.