Alright, so I'm new to using Krita so maybe I'm just not doing it right or whatnot, but when I attempt to copy and paste drawing in order to repeat it, a new layer is created however there is nothing on it... How do I fix this?

You need to give more explanation of what you are trying to 'repeat' in the image and a link to a full screenshot, showing the Layers docker, would be useful.

Do you want to make a copy of an entire layer or just part of the layer? How did you try to make a copy and how did you try to paste? Did you select a region for copying? Are you sure that your 'drawing' was on the selected layer when you did the copy command? etc.