Believe Mommysboy if you want to or believe me.
There is a page of FAQs listed, that is a good place to start, if certain other people had read them first they would be much happier on this site.
Next, look through the tutorials here. There are a number of them that can vastly improve your skills if you are new to the program. Heck, there are ones that will help your skills if you are pretty good.
Next, chop and post and take your lumps. If you post a bad entry it will either be ignored or insulted, (thick skins are helpful here). If you show promise and a willingness to learn virtually anyone will offer advice and/or suggestions, but the important things are:
CHOP
OBSERVE WHAT OTHERS DO THAT WORKS
LEARN TECHNIQUES AND APPLY THEM
Welcome to the site, hope you enjoy it.