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orial matters, Medium policies, content quality, and overall writing skills improvement. You can request an invitation to Slack<b> <a href="https://digitalmehmet.com/contact/">from this link.</a> </b>Please type <b>Request for Slack</b> on the heading as I have many other requests from this link.</p><p id="6285">You can check this story from <a href="undefined">Timothy Key</a> to learn how to use Slack if you haven’t used it before.</p><div id="d5e0" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/how-to-communicate-using-slack-even-if-you-are-a-newbie-d5c0dd5b0194"> <div> <div> <h2>How to Communicate Using Slack, even if You are a Newbie</h2> <div><h3>A tutorial of the very basics to get you up and running on Slack</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*td0F9GqlNeDjh47L)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="89bd">New writers, please check our FAQ document for details of our publication. Our submission guidelines and several other useful documents are attached in this story.</p><div id="100e" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/frequently-asked-questions-da21b6ffb7f6"> <div> <div> <h2>Frequently Asked Questions</h2> <div><h3>Answers to frequently asked question for writers and editors of ILLUMINATION publication</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*2I9Zr9pEP-MWnVG3YGl_FQ.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="adac">Stories Distributed from ILLUMINATION to Medium Topics</h2><p id="c374">Six great stories were distributed to multiple topics today. I found these stories interesting and engaging.</p><blockquote id="ef1f"><p>A story by <a href="undefined">Vera Laurent</a> was distributed to #beauty #race #self.</p></blockquote><div id="38f1" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/an-open-letter-to-my-middle-school-hair-1db52e9c9a5e"> <div> <div> <h2>An Open Letter to My Middle School Hair</h2> <div><h3>You didn’t need to be straightened, you needed to be understood</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*nNVNd5giRnkKVnwnp9SdPQ.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><blockquote id="a981"><p>A story by <a href="undefined">Lisa Gastaldo</a> was distributed to #family.</p></blockquote><div id="0146" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/from-dread-to-hope-making-peace-with-fathers-day-61c64b746421"> <div> <div> <h2>From Dread to Hope: Making Peace With Father’s Day</h2> <div><h3>As a Widowed Mother, the Day Kinda Sucked</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*Sc5OuouoQWxQwj2vcENUBA.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><blockquote id="4c7a"><p>A story by <a href="undefined">Emily Kingsley</a> was distributed to #parenting.</p></blockquote><div id="d32c" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/hey-dads-dont-treat-your-daughters-like-princesses-a9a8aeec7c24"> <div> <div> <h2>Hey Dads: Don’t Treat Your Daughters Like Princesses</h2> <div><h3>You don’t want your sweet little girl to grow up to be a helpless adult.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*WL5Sw-DCg2QabFvP)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><blockquote id="595d"><p>A story by <a href="undefined">Toni Koraza</a> was distributed to #writing.</p></blockquote><div id="c743" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/a-simple-math-explains-how-to-effectively-step-up-your-content-production-5d03e58aa37d"> <div> <div> <h2>A Simple Math Explains How to Effectively Step up Your Content Production</h2> <div><h3>Big players are ramping up their writing game.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*6tIKsSXNnASi-6-sVEXqxA.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><blockquote id="fdce"><p>A story by <a href="undefined">Jean Anne Feldeisen</a> was distributed to #food.</p></blockquote><div id="0d17" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/my-favorite-cookbook-world-vegetarian-by-madhur-jeffrey-7ec7a3265587"> <div> <div> <h2>My Favorite Cookbook: World Vegetarian by Madhur Jeffrey</h2> <div><h3>In my kitchen, messiness is a measure of a cookbook’s merit</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*[email protected])"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><blockquote id="f9f4"><p>A story by <a href="undefined">Sameer Lohana</a> was distributed to #technology.</p></blockquote><div id="7e9b" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/8-mistakes-you-should-avoid-making-while-charging-your-mobile-phone-e62fd419867"> <div> <div> <h2>8 Mistakes You Should Avoid Making While Charging Your Mobile Phone</h2> <div><h3>In today’s world, mobile phones are the most commonly used gadgets. From a child to an adult, everyone is carrying this…</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*FFmKLh5M840o1ytO8yL8_Q.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="0581">As ILLUMINATION hosts an impressive number of high-quality stories distributed to the topics from our creative writers, I compiled those stories. I aim to create awareness for the high-quality stories so that our new writers can leverage these excellent stories, model the styles so that they can improve their stories for increasing chance of curation by Medium curators. You can find the complete list from the attached story. I update it regularly.</p><div id="1b1d" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/curation-stars-of-illumination-336642fbdc16"> <div> <div> <h2>Curation Stars of ILLUMINATION</h2> <div><h3>Easy Access to Distributed Articles to Medium Topics</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*wyn34gLNsLvwiZfPQ-V5_g.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="8b00">Featured Stories</h2><p id="2b06">Due to volume of high quality and interesting content submitted to our publication, we featured 12 stories from our creative writers today. These stories will be placed on the front page for 24 hours for easy access.</p><h2 id="cd17">Michael Patanella</h2><div id="3cf6" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/the-drug-addicted-brain-f10e734a7893"> <div> <div> <h2>The Drug Addicted Brain</h2> <div><h3>For people like me, whether we are in active addiction, or living a life of sobriety now, like me, we live each day of…</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*Fz-yiv6yCTERHmE8.jpg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="b10c">Diane Lee</h2><div id="0010" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/10-things-i-learned-from-being-single-for-10-years-8efe58e29bb"> <div> <div> <h2>10 Things I Learned From Being Single For 10 Years</h2> <div><h3>I’ve been single for more than 10 years. It isn’t at all bad, but I’ve had to come to terms with a few things to be at…</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*OOsnpQPAjETijhMjMJ3_Tw.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="ea11">MaryJo Wagner, PhD</h2><div id="3333" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/toss-your-chicago-manual-of-style-c404d8fbcbbb"> <div> <div> <h2>Toss Your Chicago Manual of Style</h2> <div><h3>Down with Rules for Writing</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*S9VaY7JX8EluOZMkiC8ltA.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="4e68">Adam Tabriz, MD</h2><div id="4288" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/the-option-is-the-key-for-successful-personalized-healthcare-c0f38800a39d"> <div> <div> <h2>The Option is the key for Successful Personalized Healthcare</h2> <div><h3>The obligation is not the Answer</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*zUdcSogVvvFKDae5)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="b54d">Dr John Rose</h2><div id="1d40" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/poetry-meets-a-3d-mind-mapping-tool-df3a829b36ef"> <div> <div> <h2>Poetry Meets a 3D Mind Mapping Tool.</h2> <div><h3>I Decided to Experiment with a 3D Mind Mapping Tool.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*rf2mqpSW2j0vHVCmQDJM0Q.png)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="3c82">Paul Myers MBA</h2><div id="04b5" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/do-you-want-to-be-an-imitator-or-an-innovator-1a0c79479f7f"> <div> <div> <h2>Do You Want to Be an Imitator or an Innovator?</h2> <div><h3>A discussion about two types of businesses</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*7LnWXxIa63Mtm0S4)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="e4fd">Joanna Henderson</h2><div id="be0f" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/when-my-white-friends-are-being-racist-i-bring-up-hitler-8fe2eeba5720"> <div> <div> <h2>When My White Friends are Being Racist, I Bring up Hitler</h2> <div><h3>Believe it or not, it’s working!</

Options

h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*NLwa_eQ9L3a7PejB8VniMw.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="8bb9">P.G. Barnett</h2><div id="bd2e" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/finally-letting-me-be-myself-73d3f5f8125f"> <div> <div> <h2>Finally Letting Me Be Myself</h2> <div><h3>All the other identities were already taken</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*d_JDfdAT7OkFzHI4HBtq0Q.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="7e94">Sylvia Love Johnson</h2><div id="facf" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/the-closest-experience-to-slavery-ive-ever-had-was-recently-at-school-517e58f7f335"> <div> <div> <h2>The Closest Experience to Slavery I’ve Ever Had Was Recently at School</h2> <div><h3>I was guilty of silence. Not any more.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*-Pw8fCwmBSqQKcQy)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="4552">Ryan Frawley</h2><div id="9c74" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/beginners-mind-and-the-reclaiming-of-awe-2e1200f55299"> <div> <div> <h2>Beginner’s Mind and the Reclaiming of Awe</h2> <div><h3>Encountering the natural world can make you smarter.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*hhbX-yLP4Y4AHvBIYZqw4g.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="d1a1">Ming Qian</h2><div id="2455" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/writers-burn-out-is-real-and-it-scares-me-85046801d8c8"> <div> <div> <h2>Writer’s Burn Out is Real and it Scares Me</h2> <div><h3>It must be impossible to feel exhausted from doing what I love, right?</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*Wrd80ZgVOtopYR2G)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="9d26">Furkan SAATCİOĞLU</h2><div id="4521" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/is-stock-market-the-new-way-to-fund-bankruptcies-521788080849"> <div> <div> <h2>Is Stock Market the New Way to Fund Bankruptcies?</h2> <div><h3>After declaring bankruptcy, the stock price of the car rental company Hertz spiked around 700%. How it happened and…</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*T-UhVvXW0DlDTzx5)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="05cf">Stories Related to ILLUMINATION</h2><h2 id="74ca">Charles Roast</h2><div id="67fc" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/why-you-should-randomly-tag-some-of-your-quieter-followers-with-a-prompt-6c069496e5d4"> <div> <div> <h2>Why You Should Randomly Tag Some of Your Quieter Followers With a Prompt</h2> <div><h3>Let’s get more writers on Illumination, not just followers!</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*kXyJESGafGrJcnLz)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="ecd1">Featured Interview Story on Publication Page</h2><p id="c74f">We feature one writer interview story each day. Today, we featured an inspiring interview that I conducted with <a href="undefined">Rasheed Hooda</a>.</p><div id="f111" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/interview-with-rasheed-hooda-2c31cc345fee"> <div> <div> <h2>Interview with Rasheed Hooda</h2> <div><h3>Featuring creative writers of ILLUMINATION</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*lDI1QazItTRS4ECLajpB7Q.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="bc2b">Writer Introductions</h2><h2 id="a9c1">Meet our writer Fasiha Imran</h2><div id="77a8" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/a-brief-history-about-me-8582a363b06e"> <div> <div> <h2>A Brief History About Me…</h2> <div><h3>I am a freelancer, researcher, writer, and teacher. Also, a deep thinker and lover of reading.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*o02Kzi-jxFZphcZd)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="5548">200+ writers introduced themselves in their stories so far. This is an opportunity for our writers to showcase their writing portfolio. I recommend all new writers to introduce themselves in an article. We compile these introductions, keep <b>this resource on the first page of our publication</b> and also share the file <b>with our 14,600+ readers</b>. Please see the attached bio document as an example for creating your bios. Our readers are interested in our writers. <b>If your bio is missing from this list, please leave a comment with your your story link.</b></p><div id="933d" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/meet-inspiring-writers-editors-on-illumination-cbba8a4ea4f"> <div> <div> <h2>Discover ILLUMINATION Writers</h2> <div><h3>BIOs of writers from their pen</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*JS3vXrYQItrT3sgSAxZ84A.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="99b1">I have been interviewing our writers to feature their profile and great stories. I added a few more interview stories today. You can read the interviews from the attached story. If you are a writer on ILLUMINATION and would like to be interviewed, please send a request <a href="https://digitalmehmet.com/contact/">via this link </a>with title of “Interview Request”.</p><div id="47c1" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/interviews-with-writers-4dbc111852a8"> <div> <div> <h2>Interviews with Writers</h2> <div><h3>Featuring inspiring writers of ILLUMINATION</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*2G7VUcgyXbjxCV0iZ47V-w.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="21a9">Content Quality Focus</h2><p id="6039">Our current writers know that we strive for excellence. We aim to increase the quality of your stories and provide an enjoyable reading experience to our followers. Quality is an iterative process. I notice that the quality of our stories is increasing day by day. The curation rate increased.</p><blockquote id="4c42"><p><i>New writers: please ensure that you check your stories for typos, spelling, and grammar errors before submitting them to the publication. <b>Our readers deserve high quality stories.</b></i></p></blockquote><p id="9a2e">We have some volunteering editors who can perform a proof-reading for the writers from the non-English speaking background. You can search for volunteers from our Slack channel. One of the proof-reading tools our writers recommend is <i>Grammarly</i>.</p><h2 id="da3b">ILLUMINATION Social Media Links</h2><p id="4c27">We share our stories in the following platforms. We encourage our new writers to join and follow these links.</p><p id="940a"><a href="https://twitter.com/illum_official"><b>Twitter</b></a><b> — <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MediumIllumination/">Facebook</a> — <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/illumination-publication/">LinkedIn</a> — <a href="https://flipboard.com/@digitalmehmet/illumination-on-medium-hmov53ldy">Flipboard</a>- <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvPwioDlc1P39syhwK5IX4g/">YouTube</a>- <a href="https://www.pinterest.com.au/myildizmel/illumination-on-medium">Pinterest</a></b></p><p id="32c8">You can also check our syndicated content: <a href="https://x29.co/mehmet/">Blogs,</a> <a href="https://96c.co/i/">PublisherSpotlight</a>.</p><h2 id="09be">Invitation to writers who may be interested in ILLUMINATION</h2><p id="5862">If you want to join our growing and supportive <b>publication as a writer</b>, <a href="https://digitalmehmet.com/contact/"><b>please leave a message via this link</b></a><b>.</b> We curate valuable content for our readers; we create awareness and visibility of our content to wider audience. We also amplify Medium articles on social media to bring new readers and subscribers.</p><blockquote id="5e25"><p><i>If you have already applied from different means and not added to the publication yet, please try again<a href="https://digitalmehmet.com/contact/"> by directly writing to me</a>. Some messages are easily lost on articles.</i></p></blockquote><p id="9051">Several new top writers joined us. We have now <b>1680+ writers</b>. The more the better for our diversity. <b>We aim to appeal to millions providing diverse and insightful content globally.</b></p><blockquote id="0dd5"><p>Please see an article by <a href="undefined">Timothy Key</a> on writer invitation.</p></blockquote><div id="5f9b" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/become-a-writer-for-illumination-e3354727b3c9"> <div> <div> <h2>Become a Writer for ILLUMINATION!</h2> <div><h3>Join one of the fastest growing and inclusive publications on the Medium platform</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*7_7qeKxJTbIa2-fi1PUfRQ.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><figure id="ac46"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*74j5fxfPl-ngDw3FvFyUuA.png"><figcaption>ILLUMINATION LOGO courtesy of <a href="undefined">Tameem Rahman</a></figcaption></figure><h2 id="1971">Twitter — Facebook — LinkedIn — Flipboard- YouTube- Pinterest</h2><h2 id="0c3d">JOIN ILLUMINATION WRITERS ON OUR NEW YOUTUBE CHANNEL</h2><div id="9faf" class="link-block"> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvPwioDlc1P39syhwK5IX4g/"> <div> <div> <h2>ILLUMINATION</h2> <div><h3>This channel is created by Dr Mehmet Yildiz to include materials from the writers of ILLUMINATION publication on Medium…</h3></div> <div><p>www.youtube.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*Nwjd6px4V72kXczI)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div></article></body>

Daily Success Stories from ILLUMINATION

3 Months Old Yet 3 Years Mature

1686 ILLUMINATION writers are illuminating 14,634 readers!

Youth ends when egotism does; maturity begins when one lives for others. — Hermann Hesse

ILLUMINATION is three months old now. I received many congratulatory messages from our readers. An exciting sentiment was that ILLUMINATION looks and acts like three years old. This is honorable feedback.

We made excellent progress within the last 90 days. The value we add to writers were well recognized; hence 1685 writers joined us.

Our readers are also increasing day by day. Based on the analysis, as Arthur G. Hernandez pointed out in his story, we made substantial growth and still in the number one position. As of today, we have 14,634 followers.

Hear are some quick stats from publication dashboard:

971,444 Minutes Read Time

925,753 Story Views

379,800 Unique Visitors

Over 10, 000 stories were submitted, and all these stories also shared on multiple external sources.

366 writers joined the Slack group and actively collaborating to improve the quality of their stories.

300+ writers leveled up, e.g. doubled or even tripled their followers, story views, and reading times.

A large number of stories were curated and distributed to multiple Medium topics as recorded in the attached story.

Curation Stars of ILLUMINATION

Easy Access to Distributed Articles to Medium Topics

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Our writers gained better visibility creating their bios. We share these bios in our distribution lists.

Discover ILLUMINATION Writers

BIOs of writers from their pen

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I also interviewed featuring 35 writers and many are in the queue to participate in this exciting activity.

Interviews with Writers

Featuring inspiring writers of ILLUMINATION

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We developed multiple process, procedure, and best practice stories and made them available on our FAQ document for easy access.

Frequently Asked Questions

Answers to frequently asked question for writers and editors of ILLUMINATION publication

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We assigned 25 editors geographically scattered to ensure we publish submitted articles within 24 hours.

Our editors also started new writer support activities to help cross-pollinate with our experienced writers. You can see details on our editorial corner of the publication.

We created a YouTube channel and started featuring our writers.

Invitation to ILLUMINATION YouTube Channel

Writers need visibility

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I informed our stakeholders daily submitting a bulletin like this including important information. These bulletins enabled transparency and improved trust for our diversity and inclusiveness in our publication.

Our editor, Ming Qian, compiled all bulletins in a single story so that new writers could access and see historical information relevant to their writing plans.

Daily Editorial Bulletins of ILLUMINATION by Dr. Mehmet Yildiz

Easy access to editorial stories by Dr Mehmet Yildiz

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We use social media effectively. For example:

Twitter — Facebook — LinkedIn — Flipboard — YouTube — Pinterest

This is a quick highlight of our activities. We have a number of other initiatives which I will be sharing in my upcoming bulletins.

What did ILLUMINATION writers create today?

Here are some sample stories that we created today. As it was weekend, I was able to review 200+, fascinating stories. Unfortunately, I had a chance to show my appreciation with claps for on 150 of them, due to Medium restriction on claps. So what can we do, we accept the policy. Here is a bundle of stories I was able to add our distribution list today. I will also add them to our upcoming Newsletter to subscribed members of our publication. Please consider adding comments so that your great stories gain visibility.

3-Month Special Edition

1670+ writers ILLUMINATING 14,600+ readers

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New writers who joined ILLUMINATION today

25 new writers joined our publication today. We have 1686 writers supporting ILLUMINATION now. A warm welcome to our new writers: Jb Cabret, Vini, Shawna Ayoub Ainslie, Carole Tansley, Romero Jr., Ashley Knibb, Keith Dias, Bill Christian, Ben Walker, Kashish Mehta, Deborah Levine, Dr.Gulnazmirza, Kunal Mishra, Jessica Kiev, Nishith Goyal, Vicky Jangra, Charushila Biswas, Dynisty, Elena Pavlovic, Dakota Duncan, John G Swift, Dalila Jovanovic, Emanuel Marques, Pratik Routray, Gershom Umar

IMPORTANT NOTE TO NEW WRITERS: To ensure your stories are published on a timely basis, please provide required credits to the photos and extracted information from other sources. This is the most common issue delaying some stories to be published. If you turn off your private messages we have no other mechanism to reach out to you. If your article is not published within 48 hours please contact me from this link.

I received several inquiries from new writers who want to know how to add stories to publication. Please see the attached story providing step by step guidance by our editor Timothy Key.

How to Submit Your Article to ILLUMINATION

Once you are added as a writer, here is all you need to do to get your story in the publication

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ILLUMINATION Slack Channel

We created a writer collaboration platform using Slack. We have 350+ members. I added several writers to our Slack channel today. Thank you for the inquires and willingness to join our collaboration and innovation lab. New writers are invited to join our Slack to have a chat and collaborate with other inspiring writers. We discuss editorial matters, Medium policies, content quality, and overall writing skills improvement. You can request an invitation to Slack from this link. Please type Request for Slack on the heading as I have many other requests from this link.

You can check this story from Timothy Key to learn how to use Slack if you haven’t used it before.

How to Communicate Using Slack, even if You are a Newbie

A tutorial of the very basics to get you up and running on Slack

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New writers, please check our FAQ document for details of our publication. Our submission guidelines and several other useful documents are attached in this story.

Frequently Asked Questions

Answers to frequently asked question for writers and editors of ILLUMINATION publication

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Stories Distributed from ILLUMINATION to Medium Topics

Six great stories were distributed to multiple topics today. I found these stories interesting and engaging.

A story by Vera Laurent was distributed to #beauty #race #self.

An Open Letter to My Middle School Hair

You didn’t need to be straightened, you needed to be understood

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A story by Lisa Gastaldo was distributed to #family.

From Dread to Hope: Making Peace With Father’s Day

As a Widowed Mother, the Day Kinda Sucked

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A story by Emily Kingsley was distributed to #parenting.

Hey Dads: Don’t Treat Your Daughters Like Princesses

You don’t want your sweet little girl to grow up to be a helpless adult.

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A story by Toni Koraza was distributed to #writing.

A Simple Math Explains How to Effectively Step up Your Content Production

Big players are ramping up their writing game.

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A story by Jean Anne Feldeisen was distributed to #food.

My Favorite Cookbook: World Vegetarian by Madhur Jeffrey

In my kitchen, messiness is a measure of a cookbook’s merit

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A story by Sameer Lohana was distributed to #technology.

8 Mistakes You Should Avoid Making While Charging Your Mobile Phone

In today’s world, mobile phones are the most commonly used gadgets. From a child to an adult, everyone is carrying this…

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As ILLUMINATION hosts an impressive number of high-quality stories distributed to the topics from our creative writers, I compiled those stories. I aim to create awareness for the high-quality stories so that our new writers can leverage these excellent stories, model the styles so that they can improve their stories for increasing chance of curation by Medium curators. You can find the complete list from the attached story. I update it regularly.

Curation Stars of ILLUMINATION

Easy Access to Distributed Articles to Medium Topics

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Featured Stories

Due to volume of high quality and interesting content submitted to our publication, we featured 12 stories from our creative writers today. These stories will be placed on the front page for 24 hours for easy access.

Michael Patanella

The Drug Addicted Brain

For people like me, whether we are in active addiction, or living a life of sobriety now, like me, we live each day of…

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Diane Lee

10 Things I Learned From Being Single For 10 Years

I’ve been single for more than 10 years. It isn’t at all bad, but I’ve had to come to terms with a few things to be at…

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MaryJo Wagner, PhD

Toss Your Chicago Manual of Style

Down with Rules for Writing

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Adam Tabriz, MD

The Option is the key for Successful Personalized Healthcare

The obligation is not the Answer

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Dr John Rose

Poetry Meets a 3D Mind Mapping Tool.

I Decided to Experiment with a 3D Mind Mapping Tool.

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Paul Myers MBA

Do You Want to Be an Imitator or an Innovator?

A discussion about two types of businesses

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Joanna Henderson

When My White Friends are Being Racist, I Bring up Hitler

Believe it or not, it’s working!

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P.G. Barnett

Finally Letting Me Be Myself

All the other identities were already taken

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Sylvia Love Johnson

The Closest Experience to Slavery I’ve Ever Had Was Recently at School

I was guilty of silence. Not any more.

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Ryan Frawley

Beginner’s Mind and the Reclaiming of Awe

Encountering the natural world can make you smarter.

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Ming Qian

Writer’s Burn Out is Real and it Scares Me

It must be impossible to feel exhausted from doing what I love, right?

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Furkan SAATCİOĞLU

Is Stock Market the New Way to Fund Bankruptcies?

After declaring bankruptcy, the stock price of the car rental company Hertz spiked around 700%. How it happened and…

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Stories Related to ILLUMINATION

Charles Roast

Why You Should Randomly Tag Some of Your Quieter Followers With a Prompt

Let’s get more writers on Illumination, not just followers!

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Featured Interview Story on Publication Page

We feature one writer interview story each day. Today, we featured an inspiring interview that I conducted with Rasheed Hooda.

Interview with Rasheed Hooda

Featuring creative writers of ILLUMINATION

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Writer Introductions

Meet our writer Fasiha Imran

A Brief History About Me…

I am a freelancer, researcher, writer, and teacher. Also, a deep thinker and lover of reading.

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200+ writers introduced themselves in their stories so far. This is an opportunity for our writers to showcase their writing portfolio. I recommend all new writers to introduce themselves in an article. We compile these introductions, keep this resource on the first page of our publication and also share the file with our 14,600+ readers. Please see the attached bio document as an example for creating your bios. Our readers are interested in our writers. If your bio is missing from this list, please leave a comment with your your story link.

Discover ILLUMINATION Writers

BIOs of writers from their pen

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I have been interviewing our writers to feature their profile and great stories. I added a few more interview stories today. You can read the interviews from the attached story. If you are a writer on ILLUMINATION and would like to be interviewed, please send a request via this link with title of “Interview Request”.

Interviews with Writers

Featuring inspiring writers of ILLUMINATION

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Content Quality Focus

Our current writers know that we strive for excellence. We aim to increase the quality of your stories and provide an enjoyable reading experience to our followers. Quality is an iterative process. I notice that the quality of our stories is increasing day by day. The curation rate increased.

New writers: please ensure that you check your stories for typos, spelling, and grammar errors before submitting them to the publication. Our readers deserve high quality stories.

We have some volunteering editors who can perform a proof-reading for the writers from the non-English speaking background. You can search for volunteers from our Slack channel. One of the proof-reading tools our writers recommend is Grammarly.

ILLUMINATION Social Media Links

We share our stories in the following platforms. We encourage our new writers to join and follow these links.

Twitter — Facebook — LinkedIn — Flipboard- YouTube- Pinterest

You can also check our syndicated content: Blogs, PublisherSpotlight.

Invitation to writers who may be interested in ILLUMINATION

If you want to join our growing and supportive publication as a writer, please leave a message via this link. We curate valuable content for our readers; we create awareness and visibility of our content to wider audience. We also amplify Medium articles on social media to bring new readers and subscribers.

If you have already applied from different means and not added to the publication yet, please try again by directly writing to me. Some messages are easily lost on articles.

Several new top writers joined us. We have now 1680+ writers. The more the better for our diversity. We aim to appeal to millions providing diverse and insightful content globally.

Please see an article by Timothy Key on writer invitation.

Become a Writer for ILLUMINATION!

Join one of the fastest growing and inclusive publications on the Medium platform

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