Putting off punctuating

I’m getting to grips with punctuation and stuff. Something I admit I’ve been putting off with the excuse I really need to get the story down first. Now I’m editing like crazy all these things are becoming important. I’m hoping it will soon be second nature, like putting quotes before and after one of my character speaks. After all I expect a carpenter to be able to use a chisel, so I should know when to use an exclamation mark. Wow! It’s working!