The best way to create a custom blog is to create a new blog in Firecode and look through the code.
Overview
A blog structure consists of two components:
A blog template - The main listing page
A post template - Individual blog post pages
Key Feature
Blogs utilize a Snowfire feature called "keys," which enables creation of page collections with overview functionality. This approach works well for:
Blogs
Articles
News
Products
Similar content structures
Related Resources
See the Keys documentation for detailed information on how to implement and use keys in your blog templates.