Well i'm getting better at drawing so i thought i would say a few things. They are things that help me so i thought i could share.
1. If your using a mechanical pencil, I have found out that .7 is better at sketching while .5 is better for shading and darkening your lines. Its also better to use .5 on thin lines since its obvious that .5 is thinner than .7 XD.
2. Listen to music, but only your like top 5 favorite songs and keep replaying them. You get a feeling to do better when your favorite music is playing ^^.
3. I found that doing it in a spiral notebook first helps if you plan on finalizing it like redrawing it and coloring it on like computer paper. You finish it and decide if its worth to draw again ^_^.
4. I always draw out the general shapes and then erase. Like i do a cricle and 3 triangles for lucarios head ears and nose.
5. Don't let anyone see or watch you. This makes me mess up i don't know about you guys.
6. Sketch out your drawing really really light so you erase fine.
Yea those are probably like basic things everyone does but just wanted to say them :)
Maybe they helped i'm not sure.