Kayla Smart

A blog for my written works and art. I'm apart of a non-denominational Christian church and Jesus loves you. Taking writing prompts so please ask away~! I love lots of things.

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5 Quick Editing Wins for December

Every year, we’re lucky to have great sponsors for our nonprofit events. AutoCrit, a NaNoWriMo 2017 sponsor, is the most advanced self-editing tool designed specifically for fiction writers. Today, our friends at AutoCrit share their advice on how to get started with edits when you finish your first draft:

As November comes to an end, so does this year’s NaNoWriMo writing frenzy. If you’ve managed to hold out against the demands of the month, chances are you have the final stretch in sight––that 50,000-word goal dangling just beyond your fingertips. And with proficient use of said fingertips, you’ll get there. Keep on pushing!

But even though the gratifying release of staggering across the finish line awaits you, there’s no rest for the wicked. Because when NaNoWriMo ends… editing begins.

It’ll soon be time to start the painstaking work of taking your draft novel and slicing, pruning, hammering, and sanding it into the powerful vision it’s supposed to be. To refine that hot raw ore into a gleaming prize that you can be proud to share.

You’d be forgiven if all you want to do is curl up and binge watch Netflix––but to help the prospect of moving on to editing seem a little less daunting, here are our top five ways to claim some easy editing wins in December:

1. Take a Systematic Approach

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Essential Oils & their Correspondences

ACNE • melaleuca • juniper berry

ADDICTION • grapefruit (dissipates cravings, detoxes) • basil (clears negative thought patterns) • bergamot (empowerment & self worth) • peppermint (emotional recovery)

ALLERGIES • basil, rosemary (reduces inflammation) • lemon (decongests & reduces mucus) • melaleuca • lavender • peppermint (discharges phlegm & reduces inflammation)

ATHLETIC • peppermint (pre-exercise) • lemongrass (connective tissue support) • marjoram (muscle support)

ANXIETY • lavender (calming, stress relief) • orange (energizes & reduces anxiety & depression) • lemon • vetiver (focus, sedative) • ylang ylang • roman chamomile (confidence)

BRAIN • sandalwood (optimal brain function & repair) • frankincense (anti-aging) • honeysuckle, lilac, peppermint (concentration) • cedarwood, petitgrain (calms, stimulates & protects brain) • rosemary (enhances cognitive performance, relieves mental fatigue) • clove, thyme (protective antioxidants) • vetiver, lavender, clary sage, cedarwood (focus & calm)

BRUISES • helichrysum • geranium • fennel

COURAGE • musk • iris • rose • geranium

DEPRESSION • lemon • douglas fir • frankincense • lavender • bergamot • clary sage • geranium • jasmine • lemongrass • sandalwood • rose • wild orange • ylang ylang

DETOX • grapefruit (antioxidant, detoxes liver) • lemon (antioxidant, detoxes chemicals) • lemongrass • clove (antioxidant, cleanses blood & cells)

EATING DISORDER • grapefruit (helps heal relationship with body) • patchouli (body acceptance) • bergamot (balances hormones, promotes self-worth) • cinnamon (balances metabolism, sense of safety)

ENERGY / FATIGUE • white fir • basil • lemon • clove • cypress • grapefruit • lemongrass • rosemary • wild orange

FEVER • peppermint • lemon • lime • eucalyptus • clove

FIBROMYALGIA • basil • black pepper • cinnamon • cypress • douglas fir/white fir • thyme • marjoram • peppermint • rosemary

FIRST AID • clove (numbing wounds) • frankincense (universal healing properties) • helichrysum (stop bleeding, pain relief) • lavender (shock) • lemon, melaleuca (antiseptic) • lemongrass, marjoram (muscle/cramp relief) • oregano (anti-inflammatory, antibacterial/antiviral) • peppermint (nausea/vomiting, burn care, pain relief)

FLU • melaleuca • peppermint • rosemary

HAIR • cedarwood (anti-dandruff, hair growth, split ends) • clary sage, geranium, lavender (helps with brittle hair) • arborvitae (hair loss)

HEADACHE / MIGRAINE • peppermint • rosemary • basil • helichrysum • roman chamomile • frankincense • lavender • peppermint • wintergreen

HEALING • carnation • eucalyptus • lotus • myrrh • rosemary • sandalwood • narcissus

HEART HEALTH • cypress (blood circulation) • ylang ylang (reduces high blood pressure) • marjoram • helichrysum (repairs blood vessels, stops bleeding, resolves low blood pressure) • black pepper • geranium

IMMUNE SYSTEM • cassia, clove, eucalyptus, frankincense, ginger, lemon, lime, rosemary, spearmint, white fir, melissa, vetiver, wild orange (immunostimulant) • black pepper (digestion, boosts immunity) • melaleuca, cinnamon, thyme (antibacterial, antiviral)

INDIGESTION • black pepper, cardamom, fennel, ginger, wild orange, grapefruit, peppermint (stomach) • basil, cardamom, ginger, marjoram, grapefruit (intestines) • basil, cilantro, geranium, grapefruit, helichrysum, lemon, rosemary (liver)

INSOMNIA • lavender (calms, relaxes) • vetiver (grounding) • orange • Roman chamomile (sedative, balances hormones) • spikenard

NAILS • arborvitae, cypress, eucalyptus, geranium, fennel, frankincense (weak nails) • eucalyptus, lemon, melaleuca (yellow nails)

NAUSEA • ginger • peppermint

PAIN RELIEF • helichrysum • wintergreen • peppermint, black pepper (reduces inflammation) • ginger • basil, rosemary (improves circulation & healing)

PAST LIVES • lilac • sandalwood

PEACE / HARMONY • basil • gardenia • lilac • narcissus • benzoin • magnolia • rose • tuberose

PMS / CRAMPS • clary sage • lemongrass, marjoram (muscle/cramp relief) • peppermint • marjoram

POWER • carnation • rosemary • vanilla

PROTECTION • cyprus • myrrh • patchouli • rose • geranium • rue • violet • rosemary

PSYCHIC POWERS • acacia • anise • cassia • heliotrope • lilac • mimosa

RESPIRATORY • melaleuca • eucalyptus • rosemary • black pepper • douglas fir • cardamom • frankincense • peppermint 

SEX / LIBIDO • jasmine, ylang ylang, bergamot, clary sage (libido) • cinnamon, clove, rose, coriander, patchouli (aphrodisiac) • basil, bergamot, birch, black pepper (stimulating) • musk • violet • neroli • vanilla • stephanori 

URINARY TRACT INFECTION • lemongrass • thyme • eucalyptus • cardamom

WEIGHT LOSS • grapefruit (reduces cravings, induces fat burning) • cinnamon (balances blood sugar) • peppermint, ginger (reduces cravings, feel fuller)

Some information taken from The Essential Life c. 2017 Total Wellness Publishing.

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Hey all! It would mean so much to me if ANYONE could help support my dreams coming true by going and voting on the first chapter of my story! It’s in a contest and the voting phase ends in three days. Thank you all who take a few minutes to help me out!

Ink'd | A Rebel Marked (#OnceUponNow) - I. Runaway (on Wattpad) http://my.w.tt/UiNb/4O973FRulu Who knew magical tattoos were a thing? Having one has never been so complicated or life-changing. Valerie wakes up with a sun marked on her shoulder and hazy memories of what happened to her. Follow her as she meets Jex and the Marked ones like her and unravels the powers she has. Life isn't so normal, especially when you're linked to an ancient Princess of the Sun . . . Written for #JustWriteIt #OnceUponNow contest May 2016! *-Please vote on Chapter One of my story between June 14th to June 21st if you support it and me! Thank you!-*

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Seal Me With The Trees, Poem by Kayla Smart

Will you try to hide? My friend, there is no escape

This jovial feeling you cannot take away I will keep hunting, you should be running

Run until those trees sing in the wind

How your thoughts ensnare you, and keep you binded

The forest shall hold you forevermore, here in this eternal grasp where heaven is too far out of your reach

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This is apart of The Dark Woods poem, with another poem to come that is tied into them.

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Just Awkward (Rants, Talks) - [Rant] Ratings and Rules (on Wattpad) http://my.w.tt/UiNb/eiqDFu0Rvt A blog book containing my rants about things and talks of different subjects. Welcome to the mind of an introvert Christian! *Updated every week!

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Ink'd | A Rebel Marked (#OnceUponNow) - I. Runaway (on Wattpad) http://my.w.tt/UiNb/vXsz0QkBut When Valerie rebelled for the first time in her life, she never knew that the consequences of getting a tattoo would be so . . . dangerous, and terrifying. With her memory fuzzy of the previous night, she wakes up to a marking on her shoulder in the form of a sun. Not only that, but it seems she's garnered a new power or two that isn't exactly "normal." Now Valerie must hunt down the runaway artist from Ink'd in order to remove the growing tattoo on her back. Written for #JustWriteIt #OnceUponNow contest May 2016!

~This is really important to me and I would be ecstatic if you could check this out and give it your support. The limit is 9000 words, so for right now the chapters will seem rushed, but I will be sure to go back and detail them after the contest is over. Please help me in getting published!

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Sorry for the lack of updates, my grandmother just passed away.

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This is a doodle of Rowlet - the grass and flying type starter of Pokémon Sun and Moon! I literally have not drawn anything like this in over a year but I was inspired to do some fanart of the starter I will be choosing in the upcoming games. Definitely getting Moon version and nicknaming my Pokè's after Sailor Moon characters. xD Rowlet will most likely be Artemis. I'm super excited!! I just used a simple pen to doodle this lol. I'll try to get back into drawing so I can do more!♡

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A blog book containing my rants about things and talks of different subjects. Welcome to the mind of an introvert Christian! *Updated every week!

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The Dark Woods, A Poem by Kayla Smart

The forest that blinds us It only gets darker the more you try to hide The deeper you sink, the more you think

Over and over again, your thoughts cloud the truth

There is no way out

You have made the woods your home

This prison is yours to keep

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A little darker than my usual, but apart of a small group of poems tied together that will be featured in a Fantasy story of mine later! =)

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Today I got to take that step into conquering my fear of driving. I took my written test and passed. ♡

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Sunday School Lessons - #1 Love : The Nine Fruits of the Spirit (on Wattpad) http://my.w.tt/UiNb/vvNvRaij2s Lessons from Sunday school! From my own church with the class I'm involved in. Hope you can take something from this and give it out to the world and to someone who needs to hear the good Word. Updated every Saturday! #IAm

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Warrior #7 - Relationship with God

Often times, we find ourselves asking God to guide us through difficult times but what about when things are going well?  God wants us to seek him continually regardless of the current situation in your life.  Psalm 6:5 – For in death there is no remembrance of you, in the grave who will give you thanks?  I am sure that there are people who don’t reach out to God in difficult times because of embarrassment or might even feel like a hypocrite because they may think that their current lifestyle is not to par with God’s standards.  Romans 3:23-24 – For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, being justified freely by his grace, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.

My friends, I believe that we should view our God as the ultimate father figure.  When children ask their fathers for something, ultimately they have to earn it.  For example, if children ask for money because there is something they want to buy; they may have to take the trash out for a week.  I believe that our relationship with God is similar.  If we ask God for something, we might not get it until we either earn it or until he feels we are ready for it.  When asking god to get us out of a difficult situation, he wants us to not only be patient but to have faith in him because he is and always be faithful to us.  James 2:19 – You believe that there is one God.  You do well.  Even the demons believe – and tremble.

I would like to close with prayer.  Heavenly Father, I believe in my heart that there are people out there who are reading this who need to develop a closer relationship with you, O Lord.  I want them to know that a relationship with you is like having a relationship with an earthly father.  I ask that you give them courage to go to you when times are tough and also go to you when good things happen in their life to give you thanks by praising you O Lord.  Finally I ask all the prayer warriors out there who may know people who either need to strengthen their relationship with you or need to develop one for the first time to pray for them so that they can know you deeply and learn how to walk in the correct way and praise you in Jesus name, amen. #relationshipwithgod

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A poetry book for all of my emotions as I write them on paper and grow in this new line of writing. Featuring haiku's as well! Will have poems dedicated to my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ!

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Go To The Cross, Haikus by Kayla Smart

Who are you trusting The world or God Almighty He will never change

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Where is your source at The world is temporary Have faith in the Lord

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Those that are afraid Come ye all who are weary Rest now at the cross

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Serenity Falls by Kayla Smart. Picture taken at Little River Canyon, Alabama. Gorgeous place!♡