Hey Everyone--totally New To This & Computers In General. Haven' T Done Alot Of "burning" Disks. Ok--i Admit It! At 40y, I'm Old!

Question--when I Try To Save Songs (burn??) To Cd, It Won't Do It. Keeps Saying "insert A Disk." But, Drive Plays Already Created Cd's. I've Never "written/saved/burned To Disk" B4.
--do I Need A Special Kind Of Disk?
-- " " To Correct The "speed Of Recording?
--what Am I Doing Wrong?

I Like Limewire & Would Gladly Upgrade To "pro" If I Could Save My Music To Cd.
Thanks!
M