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r publication</b> and also share the file <b>with our 12,300+ readers</b>. Please see the attached bio document as an example for creating your bios. Our readers are interested in our writers.</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><h2 id="ccdb">Featured Articles for Today</h2><p id="6401">We featured nine great stories representing different topics from our creative writers today.</p><h2 id="5189">Jessica Cote</h2><div id="9e74" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/six-feet-deep-in-education-a01bab63bc35"> <div> <div> <h2>Six Feet Deep In Education</h2> <div><h3>Education On The Run</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*l5tJPlTzXavONDS-)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="dbe3">Blaine Coleman</h2><div id="0880" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/a-call-to-arms-for-leftists-liberals-progressives-e85340eae02f"> <div> <div> <h2>A Call to Arms for Leftists, Liberals, & Progressives</h2> <div><h3>We’re in the perfect storm, a crux of change, the time to act to build a new, better America</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*iwpl7NZqq-o2aybxb5-bhQ.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="1876">Karen Madej 💛</h2><div id="0075" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/does-materialism-and-being-perfect-make-us-happy-53de3b978be7"> <div> <div> <h2>Does Materialism and Being Perfect Make Us Happy?</h2> <div><h3>Trust me, it doesn’t. How do I know? Pull up a chair.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*M4Jw8dVUignnn_wY)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="24c9">Tim Ebl</h2><div id="f326" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/4-ways-to-be-kind-to-yourself-first-71890039684b"> <div> <div> <h2>4 Ways To Be Kind To Yourself First</h2> <div><h3>Self care starts with respect, not massages or presents</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*Acf4MBwKfsxUNFgwWqTTsA.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="2b09">Roz Warren</h2><div id="789b" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/what-do-i-as-a-privileged-white-person-have-to-say-about-whats-going-on-a234374a1437"> <div> <div> <h2>What Do I As A Privileged White Person Have to Say About What’s Going On?</h2> <div><h3>Not a Damn Thing</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*J10zxWgLIu0DPLy1)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="86e1">B. A. Cumberlidge.</h2><div id="9366" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/if-you-could-have-a-magical-super-power-34e95b98b77"> <div> <div> <h2>If You Could Have A Magical Super Power?</h2> <div><h3>What would it be just for one day?</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*XNNhyZ09YHxfe8Bn)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="6797">Keno Ogbo</h2><div id="f0a4" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/8-mins-46-secs-its-a-long-time-to-have-a-man-s-knee-on-your-neck-b332caf6c653"> <div> <div> <h2>8 Mins 46 Secs. It’s a Long Time to Have a Man’s Knee on Your Neck</h2> <div><h3>With nothing to do, just breathe</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*sSWgWPQn1hYkJoqTCuXcJA.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="d17f">conny manero</h2><div id="e48c" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/is-everyone-offended-by-something-these-days-88d9224098ae"> <div> <div> <h2>Is Everyone Offended by Something These Days</h2> <div><h3>Suck it up</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*P5cMAZIQfCBFSP5N)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="40b4">Robert Nelson</h2><div id="ee32" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/wolf-whispers-chapter-one-27f645ba9a44"> <div> <div> <h2>Wolf Whispers - Chapter One</h2> <div><h3>A new novel from the pen of Robert Nelson, one chapter at a time. I hope you enjoy it.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*SctBr3e8CH2syq6YMDyUTQ.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="324a">ILLUMINATION YouTube Channel Guidance</h2><h2 id="c949">Besom & Bletherskite</h2><div id="bc49" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/a-video-challenge-cec301b79163"> <div> <div> <h2>A Video Challenge</h2> <div><h3>Moon Threnody</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*yeMiWnTh3utVRDxbwND3Kw.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="40c0">Arthur G. Hernandez</h2><div id="5053" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/how-i-made-my-first-promo-video-for-youtube-9d217aeca605"> <div> <div> <h2>How I Made My First Promo Video For YouTube</h2> <div><h3>How You Can Make One, Too</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*tgnJgnWMN6mtZhJcqZQYOw.png)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="7012">We started a channel to promote profiles and stories of our writers on YouTube. You can join us from the attached link. The above two stories can jump-start to create your promotional videos.</p><div id="4523" class="link-block"> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvPwioDlc1P39syhwK5IX4g/"> <div> <div> <h2>ILLUMINATION</h2> <div><h3>This channel is designed to include materials from the writers of ILLUMINATION publication on Medium content…</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*lMBkBYDMAJt8Kl6R)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="e3a0">Please see details on our YouTube initiative in the attached story.</p><div id="0d7f" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/invitation-to-illumination-youtube-channel-9335ddc37013"> <div> <div> <h2>Inv

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itation to ILLUMINATION YouTube Channel</h2> <div><h3>Writers need visibility</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*bGWsyRVmkJCw2lmmIj-Fdw.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="1b19">Stories from ILLUMINATION distributed to Medium Topics</h2><p id="5abb">Seven great stories from ILLUMINATION were distributed to multiple Medium topics today. I enjoyed all these stories and gained new perspectives.</p><blockquote id="2ac3"><p>A story by <a href="undefined">Toni Koraza</a> was distributed to #money #economy.</p></blockquote><div id="56c8" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/how-to-survive-a-recession-wizards-of-budget-d1478fa00b62"> <div> <div> <h2>How to Survive a Recession: Wizards of Budget</h2> <div><h3>Millions in America are near bankruptcy, and many are about to lose the roof over their heads.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*emc5aTskSvvkMvo7)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><blockquote id="1f4b"><p>A story by <a href="undefined">MaryJo Wagner, PhD</a> was distributed to #food #family.</p></blockquote><div id="bd00" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/whats-a-birthday-without-cake-1ae43278a1c"> <div> <div> <h2>What’s a Birthday Without Cake?</h2> <div><h3>A Family History of Cakes (Recipes Included)</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*S-rHk8xPS5RCJz_q)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><blockquote id="325c"><p>A story by <a href="undefined">Julia E Hubbel</a> was distributed to #startups.</p></blockquote><div id="5d05" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/an-entrepreneurs-journey-into-madness-40bb48a9f608"> <div> <div> <h2>An Entrepreneur’s Journey into Madness</h2> <div><h3>A cautionary tale for folks convinced of their infallibility</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*54qnxjnW7UkYN5uj)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><blockquote id="0ffa"><p>A story by <a href="undefined">Christopher D. Connors</a> was distributed to #self.</p></blockquote><div id="1ce1" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/how-to-handle-difficult-times-when-life-becomes-hard-977831623119"> <div> <div> <h2>How to Handle Difficult Times When Life Becomes Hard</h2> <div><h3>Adversity is going to strike all of us and you need to know how to handle it.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*7XVSIiq7xKTVuW7w)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><blockquote id="4144"><p>A story by <a href="undefined">Vipul Badoni</a> was distributed to #productivity.</p></blockquote><div id="c577" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/the-15-minutes-of-shutdown-can-reset-your-day-1dfd93d4677a"> <div> <div> <h2>The 15-Minutes of Shutdown Can Reset Your Day</h2> <div><h3>You’re not lazy, if you want to take a midday nap.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*mcmfXXdNAYVQg4mgwoOAQQ.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><blockquote id="f238"><p>A poem by <a href="undefined">Chase Clevenger</a> was distributed to #poetry.</p></blockquote><div id="d648" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/love-a-supernova-bfb50bd6726e"> <div> <div> <h2>Love, A Supernova</h2> <div><h3>A poem that compares love, longing and supernovae.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*hPdEudm-gNKGj3swZH3ARw.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><blockquote id="2a70"><p>A poem by <a href="undefined">Holly Jahangiri</a> was distributed to #poetry.</p></blockquote><div id="23e2" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/butterfly-or-moth-fad886b8780b"> <div> <div> <h2>Butterfly or Moth</h2> <div><h3>Rarely does Nature give so many choices as it gives us humans. What will we choose?</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*nTcdflg5YEamt99a)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="a6fb">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.</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.</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 over<b> 1400 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="0d36"><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></article></body>

Daily Success Stories from ILLUMINATION

Accelerated Growth

1443 ILLUMINATION writers are supporting 12,300+ Medium members

Reality exists in the human mind, and nowhere else. — George Orwell

After a busy but joyful day, as a change, I want to start my bulletin by introducing our new writers. Forty-three new writers joined our publication today. We have 1443 writers supporting ILLUMINATION now. A warm welcome to our new writers: William Pardo, Estelle Bardon (MyLibook), Adriana M, Liz Bailey, Manar M. Rashad, Mina Ali, Thomas Hahn, Fọlábòmí Àmọ̀ó, Lynda Coker, Dario Navarro, Nehal Sharma, Luke Naughton, Fleurine Tideman, Ono Mergen, Charles de Basto, David Spero Rn, Harsh Sohi, Aariyanislam, Ariful Islam, Baraa Ghandour, Vic Alcuaz, Kenneth Johnson, Rebecca Andrews, J-Shine✨, Yvette, Jackson Mark Tandy, Apollonia Torres, Under Pi (3.14) Minutes, Jojo, Derek London, Coco London, Cameron Engle, Ugur Cavus, Kira Bursky, Jim Zyko, Liz Bailey, Peachy Rose, Isy Goldsbrough, Alice Toneatto, aeriltrinidad, Clarke Hinds, Rob Wallace, Christopher Boswell,

New writers can start submitting their articles to our publication.

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.

Please see the attached story on submission process documented 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 300+ 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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What did ILLUMINATION writers create today?

Our writers created many eclectic stories with amazing voices today. They are fresh, engaging, and full of surprises. Many thanks to our writers for leaving comments explaining great stories to our readers in the distribution list. Attached is a bundle of stories we created on ILLUMINATION today. It was impossible for me to add all stories due to my limited time today. Apologies if your story is missing, please add them in the comments sections, and I will include them in the main story before we distribute them to our extended readers via weekly mailing list.

Wish I Could Offer More!

Unique, informative, inspiring, & thought-provoking stories of ILLUMINATION today

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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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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 12,300+ readers. Please see the attached bio document as an example for creating your bios. Our readers are interested in our writers.

Discover ILLUMINATION Writers

BIOs of writers from their pen

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Featured Articles for Today

We featured nine great stories representing different topics from our creative writers today.

Jessica Cote

Six Feet Deep In Education

Education On The Run

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Blaine Coleman

A Call to Arms for Leftists, Liberals, & Progressives

We’re in the perfect storm, a crux of change, the time to act to build a new, better America

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Karen Madej 💛

Does Materialism and Being Perfect Make Us Happy?

Trust me, it doesn’t. How do I know? Pull up a chair.

medium.com

Tim Ebl

4 Ways To Be Kind To Yourself First

Self care starts with respect, not massages or presents

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Roz Warren

What Do I As A Privileged White Person Have to Say About What’s Going On?

Not a Damn Thing

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B. A. Cumberlidge.

If You Could Have A Magical Super Power?

What would it be just for one day?

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Keno Ogbo

8 Mins 46 Secs. It’s a Long Time to Have a Man’s Knee on Your Neck

With nothing to do, just breathe

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conny manero

Is Everyone Offended by Something These Days

Suck it up

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Robert Nelson

Wolf Whispers - Chapter One

A new novel from the pen of Robert Nelson, one chapter at a time. I hope you enjoy it.

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ILLUMINATION YouTube Channel Guidance

Besom & Bletherskite

A Video Challenge

Moon Threnody

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Arthur G. Hernandez

How I Made My First Promo Video For YouTube

How You Can Make One, Too

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We started a channel to promote profiles and stories of our writers on YouTube. You can join us from the attached link. The above two stories can jump-start to create your promotional videos.

ILLUMINATION

This channel is designed to include materials from the writers of ILLUMINATION publication on Medium content…

www.youtube.com

Please see details on our YouTube initiative in the attached story.

Invitation to ILLUMINATION YouTube Channel

Writers need visibility

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Stories from ILLUMINATION distributed to Medium Topics

Seven great stories from ILLUMINATION were distributed to multiple Medium topics today. I enjoyed all these stories and gained new perspectives.

A story by Toni Koraza was distributed to #money #economy.

How to Survive a Recession: Wizards of Budget

Millions in America are near bankruptcy, and many are about to lose the roof over their heads.

medium.com

A story by MaryJo Wagner, PhD was distributed to #food #family.

What’s a Birthday Without Cake?

A Family History of Cakes (Recipes Included)

medium.com

A story by Julia E Hubbel was distributed to #startups.

An Entrepreneur’s Journey into Madness

A cautionary tale for folks convinced of their infallibility

medium.com

A story by Christopher D. Connors was distributed to #self.

How to Handle Difficult Times When Life Becomes Hard

Adversity is going to strike all of us and you need to know how to handle it.

medium.com

A story by Vipul Badoni was distributed to #productivity.

The 15-Minutes of Shutdown Can Reset Your Day

You’re not lazy, if you want to take a midday nap.

medium.com

A poem by Chase Clevenger was distributed to #poetry.

Love, A Supernova

A poem that compares love, longing and supernovae.

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A poem by Holly Jahangiri was distributed to #poetry.

Butterfly or Moth

Rarely does Nature give so many choices as it gives us humans. What will we choose?

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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.

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

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 over 1400 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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