Most people are awed by fire, and many show a passion to know it and help facilitate the creation of fire.
Many people excel at the various firemaking methods.
Although fire is not my specialty, I would like to share some pointers that have proved to be helpful for me. In this case I will use the bow drill as an example, but the principles are the same for all methods. Try breaking the process down into four sections. First, warm the apparatus up using friction. Start slowly, with little pressure, to create the warmth needed for the following steps.