Mcspeed

Hinoke isn't a good starter plant material, the thing to remember though is they don't bud back on older wood, once you cut it's gone.

Look thru galleries of bonsai photos and see what others have created, look at your tree and see what it has to offer, look for branching that will alternate side to side ( first branch about 1/3 up of the Final tree height), then have the nodes reduce spacing as you go up, a few well placed back branches, and the top few branches , and the apex you will probably grow out from new growth. Thats a quick and easy explanation, but in a nut shell thats what you do. Keep the new growth pinched back in the strong areas, and be carefull it's easy to knock off the floiage, and you might need it, in the older branch areas.

Clubs, work shops, demos, conventions, and a Bonsai nursery are all great places to get thru the newbie jitters, and lack of good info that you have.
Good Luck , and have fun.
Bill