For me the best source of directions and lots of patterns to practice on is Quilter's Cache - Marcia Hohn has literally thousands of patterns, many of them paper pieced, and she shows you how easy it is to do, too. Her website is a handy reference book you can take anywhere you go, as long as you have an internet connection, and it doesn't add to your weight limit. Try a few of the easier ones, build up your confidence and soon you'll be making PP'd blocks with the best of them!