Announcement of New Writers for ILLUMINATION #5
Welcome and a quick acknowledgment of your acceptance to ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications on Medium
New writer applications to Illumination via our registration portal. Please review our checklist and the onboarding pack before submitting your stories to our publications.
Dear New Writers,
Happy October! Soon, we will send our monthly newsletter through Medium and Substack for our subscribers, but today, we wanted to quickly inform you of being part of our network so that you might start contributing.
Thank you for joining our friendly writing and reading community on Medium. You are now part of 23,000+ writers contributing to ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications on Medium.com.
We are pleased to have you and look forward to reviewing, publishing, reading, and promoting your stories. This diverse and inclusive community gives voice to every ethical writer who wants to delight their readers.
We have a few rules explained in our onboarding pack to keep the platform safe and healthy. So, we prepared this mini-onboarding pack to inform you of acceptance to our publications and get you started successfully.
Recently, publications have glitches. For example, writers added to publications could not access them. The publication system on Medium struggles with supporting large-group writers, and it often glitches. Therefore, we have to add writers multiple times.
If this happens, please contact Dr Mehmet Yildiz on our Slack workspace; he will give you access to relevant publications.
We always send invitations to Slack after adding you to our publications, so please don’t worry about acceptance. If you cannot see the publications in your list, it means it is a glitch.
The first step is to quickly review the key points in the onboarding pack, which contains all the necessary information. If you are an experienced writer, possibly you know most of the points, so you can safely skip them. But if you have just joined Medium, you need to understand how the platform works.
As of the first of August 2023, Medium made significant changes that impacted the Partner Program, writers, and publications. The critical point is moving from quantity to quality. So please submit only one high-quality story a day.
Making quality our priority now, we updated our submission guidelines as listed below. The changes are reflected in our new submission guidelines linked below.
Recently Updated Submission Guidelines
Publishing and Conduct Guidelines for the Lampshade of ILLUMINATION
Practical Guidance for Absolute Beginners
1 — How to submit your stories to publications
Now that you joined Medium and wrote your first story. Please follow these simple instructions. Once you do it a few times, it will be second nature. Not knowing this feature caused many new writers to wait for days.
When you draft your story, please click on the … (3 dots) on the top right side of your screen. Click on the add to publication, choose Illumination or other relevant pubs, and submit your story. When the story arrives in the publication queue, editors will review and publish it if your story qualifies. If not, they will leave a private message and return your story to fix, resubmit, or transfer to one of our other publications if it does not suit ILLUMINATION.
We no longer publish certain types of stories on ILLUMINATION and ILLUMINATION-Curated, so please review the new submission guidelines.
2 — Use Copyright-Free Images and Remember to Caption Them
A crucial issue is some new writers forget to add captions to photos and use copyrighted images. Violating copyright rules can lead to substantial penalties imposed by legal institutions.
Several writers got hefty fines; our editors don’t want this to happen to you. Therefore, our editors are diligently working to safeguard our writers. We kindly ask that you honor their requests, as they have your best interests at heart. You cannot use every image on stories behind the paywall.
If you are a new writer on Medium, please review the Photo Handling Policy before starting, as it is the most time-consuming issue for our editors and causes delays in publishing. Writers failing to meet our photo handling policy will be removed from publications.
3 — We don’t accept AI-generated content per Medium’s new strategy except for one dedicated publication [the Lampshade of ILLUMINATION]
Our publications do not accept content written by artificial intelligence tools, but we have a viable solution to make writers and readers happy.
Those writers who use generative AI tools like Jasper or ChatGPT can send their stories to our new publication, the Lampshade of ILLUMINATION. Details are attached.
Now, Time to Meet New Writers Joining Today
Let’s welcome writers who joined our publications today. This is an excellent opportunity to explore the stories of these writers and follow them if their content resonates with you.
Breanna Lane, Tanzinahossain, Ankita Shetty, The Creative Quill, Eduardolih, Mr Momoh, Salman yousafzai, M Saud Nawaz, RaviTeja G, Miyabi’s Movie Diary, Alisha Ghanchi, Rasool Shah, FYFL NATION, Doc Dreamer, Diana Cabcabin, Afolarin Egbewande PhD, Emmet Seán Ó Muirí, Good To Know 33, Teambera Ware, Evolve with Mark, Tom Kane, Muralikrishnan Rajendran, Stephen Cooke, Kishor K, Jahangir Mustafa, Danie Aslam, Sunsand, Teisha LeShea, J, Tara Zoë Roshe, — Rakshan M, Faiqa Nisaar, Akanksha Adhikari, Lin, Itx-Minu, Harivansh Chabra, Megha Adlakha, Rakshan M, ZeusCybersec, Saidul Islam Sakib, Posh Life Plan, Being Jana,
Please remember to submit only one story daily, preferably as a draft. We don’t accept multiple stories as our focus is on quality to increase your chance of being boosted by Medium.
Change Your Perceptions
Unlike perceptions, ILLUMINATION editors don’t publish every story. Your stories must be well-crafted and valuable for our readers. Our focus is curatable and boostable stories.
You can learn more about boosting in the attached story.
How to Increase Earnings from Content Creation
Apart from the boosting opportunity on Medium, which can increase your income, our chief editor Dr Mehmet Yildiz, recently answered this frequently asked question by many writers on how to increase income from writing engagement.
Many writers desire to make a living from their craft. Using Medium as a single source is not a viable option. There are other opportunities that you need to consider. We believe this story will give you valuable perspectives.
Collaboration and Promotion
You will receive an invitation to our Slack workspace to collaborate with other writers, share your story links, and contact editors and our chief editor Dr Mehmet Yildiz. It is a free and moderated service.
You may meet some of our editors from the attached collection.
Introduce Yourself in a Story
Please consider introducing yourself in a story and post it to ILLUMINATION or our other publications. This might bring you new followers and expose your profile to new readers.
Our editor Aiden (Illumination Gaming) compiles and distributes these bios to our subscribers. You may get bio ideas from the attached collection.
You may also enjoy a recent story from one of our new writers and editors, Mike Broadly — Healthier Lifestyle, who made significant progress in the last two months. You may contact Mike on our Slack workspace, who volunteers to support our new writers.
You may check the following two announcements to meet other recently joined writers, including links to their profiles.
Welcome to our writing and reading community, and we look forward to the meaningful and high-quality stories.
When you have questions, please feel free to contact our owner and chief editor Dr Mehmet Yildiz, on our Slack workspace. He is also happy to speed up publishing your stories if they are delayed 48 hours or more.
Critical Policy Documents for Our Writers
Every writer contributing to our publications must review these guiding policies before submitting their stories. We are tolerant, but these are non-negotiable rules.
Writing Challenges and Prompts for New Writers
Helpful Resources for Beginners
Starter Kit for Writers of ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications
Improving the Quality of Writing Using an Editorial Checklist
Five Tips to Become a Prolific Writer Despite Full-Time Work
You may find more helpful stories from the content management collection of Dr Mehmet Yildiz typically written to help new writers joining Medium.
Sample Curated Collections for New Readers
We curate and feature stories from multiple editorial accounts.
Here are our latest curated collections by ILLUMINATION, ILLUMINATION Amplifiers, and ILLUMINATION-Curators for your enjoyment.
Invitation to New Writers
To join our vibrant publications, please send a request via this link.
We will help you gain visibility and succeed as a writer on Medium. Please mention the publication name with your Medium account ID in the request.
ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications include:
ILLUMINATION ILLUMINATION-Curated ILLUMINATION’ S MIRROR ILLUMINATION Book Chapters The Lampshade of ILLUMINATION Technology Hits SYNERGY Readers Hope Illumination on YouTube Illumination Gaming ILLUMINATION’s Blog EUPHORIA by Dr Mehmet Yildiz
