Hair won't take shape until it is at least 75% dry, so you're just going to get tired and bored if you attempt to style from sopping wet! Try wrapping your hair in a towelling turban for about 20 minutes before you even get the hairdryer out.
The law of blow-drying is "when the hair is wet and stretched and held in that position until it is dry, it will remain in that position until it is wet again".
