I learned to paper piece last summer by Amy Gibson. My mentor sent me a Carol Doak's DVD and I watched it and fell in love with PP. It is my favorite way to sew now. It is so easy and precise. Carol tells you what you need to PP. If you follow her instructions, it's a piece of cake and you'll love PP, also.
I took a PP class at my LQS a few years ago and hated it so much that I feigned a migraine and left halfway through the class. I swore I'd never PP again. Now I know it's the teacher who makes PP easy and likeable. Try watching Carol Doak's on YouTube. You'll learn so much from her and I guarantee you'll love PP after trying her method.