Not bad^ What do you use? wood or a mechanical?
smudging is always a pain.. Ive been drawing for years. Only recently I invested in a can of clear acrylic to finish my stuff. I was tired of going back later and finding all my stuff smudged, just from being stored.
another tip, If your really into drawing..since like i just said, paper itself can smudge.. Invest in a small piece of 1/8" thick plexiglass to rest your hand on. That way you can still see what your drawing, it wont smudge, and wont be effected by moisture from your palm. Just gotta go to a place that does picture framing and you might be able to just get a scrap. If i can find some old scans i might post them up here. Odd that we have music threads, but no real art threads.. Especially since we seem to have quite a few people that draw.