1. Method 1: Just lay out a newspaper, start rolling it VERY tight. When you get about halfway down, add another paper, and keep rolling tightly. When you get halfway down the second piece, add another newspaper, and, well, you get the picture. Just roll it REALLY tight, like a sleeping bag that has to fit back into a too-small case. You can secure the log with string (at both ends, or a string in the middle) if you like, but that may be too much work. Just stack the logs up in an out-of-the-way corner. If your dog runs into the pile, it will all explode, yes, but if the pile is undisturbed, the logs will hold their shape just fine. As for burning them, a fire made completely of paper logs isn't very good. Use about half paper logs and half real wood, and kind of jam the paper logs between pieces of real wood. That way, the paper logs will hold their shape as they burn, and thus burn more slowly. 2. Method 2: recipe for newspaper logs: soak the newspaper sheets in slightly soapy water until they're thoroughly wet, then roll them up on a smooth rod (I would suggest a length of aluminum electrical conduit), squeezing out the excess water as you go. Then slip the rod out of the roll, and then lean the roll up against something and let it drain. They would need to dry for quite some time, I think, to be ready for use. The attic would be a great place to put them once they got dry to the touch. They're supposed to burn steadily and put out about the same heat as a similar weight of wood. Be careful though - this will burn HOT and for a short time unless the logs are rolled very tightly. After all that work - you might not need a fire anymore!! 3. Method 3: Use about eight pages of newspaper and open flat. Spread the stack, alternating the cut sides and folded sides. Place a 1" wood dowel or metal rod across one end and roll the paper around the rod very tightly. Roll it until there are 6-8 inches left to roll, then slip another 8 pages underneath the roll. Continue this procedure until you have a roll 4-6 inches in diameter. With a fine wire, tie the roll on both ends. Withdraw the rod. Your newspaper log is ready to use. Four of these logs will burn about 1 hour. 4. Method 4: To make fireplace "logs" from newspaper, soak a pile of papers in water. Roll sections tightly into a log, rolling from bottom to top. Secure the wet newspaper "log" with rubber bands. Allow to dry completely (may take a few days). Remove bands before burning. 5. Method 5: Roll the logs on a rod very tightly, using several sheets and then incorporating more about half way through each batch of sheets until you have a "log". Tie in two places with twine or string. Soak in water to which dish soap and boric acid have been added. You'll have to experiment with the amounts. Soaking breaks down the fibers which cause fly ash. Dry completely and store in a totally dry place. These logs burn very well.