Back To the Future

Hi, Jerry-

Thanks for taking my question.

The going away party for my novel just ended with tears, hugs, and hopes for a reunion. I found myself starting to speak my character's lingo, caught myself praying for them once, and looked forward to meeting them each morning.

A genre change to serve my readers best, means returning to a memoir that I finished but never polished. There were 13 chapters, but I lost several to esoteric rabbit trails and also to the nether lands of cyberspace.

As a Word Mender it's back to a painful journey for the future of employing the most healing words to serve my readers best. I'm terrified that I won't do them justice (readers and words).

Question: Can you point me in the right direction-where do I start in the Guild?