Sorry to hear that working with glass gives you so much trouble. I admit I needed a bit of practice to get better, interspersed with reading about it again and again and watching some of the many videos out there. One of the things I did was to do some sample projects, just to get a feel for the material and how to work it. There's usually something around the house - I duplicated a large broken part (tub-like) on a child's toy by using the old part as a mold. This thing will outlast several generations now, but I got some useful experience.
I since learned about the trick of laying up laminate on (or even between) sheets of plastic (or wax paper). That makes wetting out much easier, and you can use one layer of the plastic like a "backing tape" and use it in transferring the laminate (as well as help it get a smooth surface - slightly stiff plastic works great - I even apply it over filler to get better control over final surface).
I'm sure, once you are on your 3rd CB, this will all have become easy