I need a CD burning band-aid!

I have a 2001 G4, which has done me good--until it stopped burning CDs. I can get info off CDs just fine; but every time I try to burn (through iTunes or finder), I get this message:
"An error ocurred while burning the disc. This disc cannot be used."
Nothing ever makes it onto the disc, so for a while, I could just keep retrying it with the same CD, and eventually it would work. But no more.
Repairing or replacing the drive doesn't seem worth the cost (or likely headache), b/c I'll probably upgrade to a G5 in a few months, but I can't afford to be burner-less in the meantime.
So I'm wondering if I can fix this problem without having to wrestle with hardware that's on its way out to pasture soon, even if it's only a temporary patch-job? Unfortunately, much of the tech-savvy I gained through Systems 7, 8, and 9 went the way of those OS's, and I'm still a little tech-dumb when it comes to OS X, so I don't really know how to begin troubleshooting this.
Any help would be extremely appreciated!!
G4   Mac OS X (10.3.9)  

You might try a lens cleaning disc. Replacement drives (CD-RW/DVD-RW) are about $40.
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