In general, the rule for tinder is that you want things that are dry and have lots of surface area and puffiness. A high surface area to mass ratio allows the tinder to heat up faster and reach it’s ignition point, but it needs enough structure to ensure there is oxygen around all the exposed surfaces. So a folded or rolled up newspaper isn’t great, but crumpled balls of newspaper go up instantly.
My favorite fire starter is a butane torch.
In general, the rule for tinder is that you want things that are dry and have lots of surface area and puffiness. A high surface area to mass ratio allows the tinder to heat up faster and reach it’s ignition point, but it needs enough structure to ensure there is oxygen around all the exposed surfaces. So a folded or rolled up newspaper isn’t great, but crumpled balls of newspaper go up instantly.