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Hey, it’s Emily! I know what it’s like to devote days, weeks, months to writing a story only for it to feel flat. It’s an issue that can...
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Aug 18, 20237 min read
7 Types of Conflict
Gabrielle here! Conflict is one of those things along with car chases and choreographed group dances that I hate in real life, but love...
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Aug 11, 20237 min read
3 Ways to Drive Your Plot
Hey, it’s Emily! I’m so excited to start us off on our new series: Building Your Plot. Our series title most likely speaks for itself,...
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Aug 4, 20235 min read
The Alloy of Law by Brandon Sanderson and the Power of Potential
*This review containers spoilers for Stranger Things season 4 and the prologue of The Alloy of Law* The first episode of Stranger Things...
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Jul 28, 20239 min read
The 3 Character Arcs
Hey, it’s Emily, here to wrap up Honeycomb’s Character Creation blog series! Thanks for coming along for the journey so far to hear our...
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Jul 21, 202314 min read
How to Help Your Headspace
Gabrielle here! One of the best parts of reading is getting into a character’s head. Learning how a character thinks is a great way to...
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Jul 14, 20239 min read
Character Voice
Hey, it’s Emily! We’re getting close to wrapping up our Character Creation series! Incidentally, many of the topics we have already...
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Jul 7, 20237 min read
Devising Character Description
Gabrielle here! I’m going to be honest, I don’t like dealing with character descriptions. I’ve read about too many orbs, seen skin and...
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Jun 30, 20239 min read
Want vs. Need
Hey, it’s Emily! As a quick recap of our Character Creation series so far, we’ve discussed naming, building a personality for, giving...
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Jun 23, 20235 min read
Building a Backstory
Farm boys always seem to be orphans and comic book characters always need some sort of tragedy in their childhoods to gain their hero...
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Jun 17, 20236 min read
Character Skills
Hey, it’s Emily! Last week in Gabrielle’s post “Building a Personality,” we discussed developing character traits and learned more about...
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Jun 9, 20235 min read
Building a Personality
Readers love and remember Percy Jackson for his sass, Samwise Gamgee for his courage, and Katniss Everdeen for her stubbornness. The...
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Jun 2, 20238 min read
All About Naming
Hey, it's Emily! I am super excited to introduce you to our new series Character Creation! We Interrupt Your Regularly Scheduled Program...
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May 26, 20239 min read
Marissa Meyer's Renegades and Efficiency in Storytelling
Hey! It’s Emily, here for my first book review on Honeycomb! I’ve wanted to read Marissa Meyer’s Renegades Series for a while now, and...
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May 19, 20235 min read
Why is This Story Worth Telling?
Why are you writing? The simple answer is “to tell a story,” but there’s more to it than that. Why do you want to tell a story? Writing...
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May 12, 20238 min read
4 Favorite Outlining Methods
Hey! It’s Emily! I hope summer break has either already begun or is right around the corner for all you busy students. The beginning of...
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May 5, 20234 min read
Your Writing Personality
One of the most universal things about writing is how personal it is. Editors like me, Brianna, are always conscientious of that as we...
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Apr 28, 202310 min read
Your Starting Element
Hey, it’s Emily! Welcome to our first post in our new series Learning Your Writing Style! In this series, we want to discuss some aspects...
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Apr 21, 20236 min read
BZRK by Michael Grant and the Benefits of Having Fun
This past fall, I went to a discount bookstore with a few of my friends. I was mostly expecting to laugh at incredibly niche romance...
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Apr 14, 20238 min read
The Inciting Incident
Hey, again! This is Emily, bringing you the last post for our Beginnings series! One element that is essential for every story—regardless...
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