help with editing

[minosis]

I am very new to photography, I've only had my camera less than a month and have no previous exeperience. I had a few photos looked at and everyone says they look soft. Please let me know any tips for sharpening my photos. I am using corel paintshop photo pro 3x.

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/karart9/5655717630/" title="Britsh Columbian Trillium by Minosis, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5067/5655717630_2865401be6.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Britsh Columbian Trillium"></a>





<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/karart9/5653878098/" title="IMG_0167 by Minosis, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5181/5653878098_dda5ac97ca.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="IMG_0167"></a>