I found these video tutorials on manga techniques by Mark Crilley, the creator/illustrator of the Akiko and Miki Falls series, and I definitely learned a thing or two on drawing manga. I've been practicing on properly shading and inking my drawings. I've never realized what a drastic improvement it makes. I haven't inked for a long time, but I happened to have a nice fine-tiped pen on me. Probably not the best kind to use, but it's all I have. Anyway, here's one of my better sketches using this technique:

I made it pink in Photoshop.

It looks better in person. It may look better if I had used a scanner, but I don't have one anymore. (I used my camera.)

Oh, and please read the entry below. I need name and font color suggestions.