Writing Challenge
Are You Joining This Writing Challenge for This Month?
Invitation to writing a Medium story per day challenge prompted by Jenn Leach, top writer

Introduction
I’m inspired to write this post after reading a story by top writer Jenn Leach inviting writers to join her writing journey to post an article a day on Medium. Jenn writes inspiring and educative stories.
I also follow her on TikTok. I also started a TikTok account. And I explained how to use it in a story titled Here’s How I Plan to Use TikTok to Grow As a Writer and Blogger.
Writing challenges appeal to me as they psychologically energize us to create with collaboration. They are fun and productive.
Here’s the link to Jenn’s inspiring story that I read earlier today: Writing one Medium story a day this month
Writing Challenges by Illumination
I’m a relatively new writer on Medium. I started early this year with inspiration from my mentor Dr Mehmet Yildiz who is the owner and chief editor of ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications on Medium.
When I asked Dr. Yildiz how to collaborate with other writers and gain visibility on Medium, one of his suggestions was to join writing challenges.
He shared three challenges with me. I started the 100-day challenge last month, posting one article a day. This challenge prompts me daily to publish a piece each day, at least a short one.
Here is the link: 100 Day Challenge for New Writers to Shine on Medium
I put a reminder on my smartphone, prompting me to post a story each day. I mainly write about gaming. Since I play games every day and read gaming news on my social media feed, it is not very difficult for me to compose a story.
I also read about the 1,000 short story challenge. I haven’t started it yet, but I am keen to do so. I like short-form stories on Medium. Here is more info about short-form stories:
Here is the link to 1,000 posts challenge.
1,000 Short Posts in 100 Days: How experienced writers can create more visibility on Medium by taking this writing challenge
My next goal is to answer exciting questions in this challenge called:
Here’s an Invitation to a Great Writing Challenge: Share your concerns and aspirations in a story
Benefits of Being a Volunteer Editor for Illumination
After a few months on Medium supporting Illumination’s YouTube channel, Dr Yildiz invited me to join his editorial team. Featuring writers on YouTube videos gives me great joy.
I compiled my videos in a story titled Meet Top Writers on YouTube: Introduction to prolific writers of Illumination Integrated Publications on Medium in YouTube videos
Since I enjoyed reading a lot, I decided to support writers by reviewing and publishing their stories.
As an editor, I check the stories to ensure they meet Medium policies such as no hate speech, defamation, conspiracy theories, porn, and other harmful content. Most writers submit stories meeting Medium’s rules. If I see stories not meeting guidelines, I refer them to our senior editors.
I am pleased that Illumination does not censor content as long as it meets Medium’s policies. However, most of our time goes to photo handling issues, as mentioned in this story Here’s How to Handle Story Photos on Medium: Publication policy for the writers of Illumination Integrated Publications on Medium.
Since I joined the editorial team, my reading skills have improved. I meet new writers each day. Some of them became friends and contacted me on Illumination’s Slack Workspace.
I enjoy supporting new writers, reading their stories, and sharing them on social media such as Twitter. I wrote a story when I joined Twitter titled This Is What Happened When I Joined Twitter Last Week
Here’s the link to my Twitter account: https://twitter.com/AidenTYMC
If you are a writer and want to be a volunteer editor for Illumination you might check the criteria in the attached post and contact Dr Yildiz on Slack.
ILLUMINATION and SYNERGY Need More Volunteer Editors: Supporting writers can produce intangible benefits for editors.
About My Publications
I established two new publications as part of Illumination. You are welcome to join our journey if you are interested in gaming and social media. Here are the links to my invitations.
Invitation: Join ILLUMINATION Gaming Publication as a Writer
Writer applications can be sent via this weblink.
If you are interested in joining a story-a-day challenge and posting your stories in my publications, I can feature them and ask Illumination curators to distribute them to our subscribers.
Featured Stories by Illumination Editors
Illumination editors regularly feature and share stories on social media. Here are featured sample collections from the senior editors.
Hand-Picked Articles #198: Chosen by the content curators of ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications on Medium for avid readers by ILLUMINATION Amplifier
Curated Collection #133: Chosen stories from experienced writers for avid readers by ILLUMINATION
Outstanding Stories — Volume 91: Selected stories from top writers of ILLUMINATION-Curated by ILLUMINATION-Curator
Illumination Reading Club on Slack is valuable: ILLUMINATION Reading Club.
Inspiring and Informative Stories for New Writers
I also enjoyed inspiring stories by Dr. Yildiz encouraging new writers like me to learn and gain visibility on Medium. I link my favourite stories below.
What I Learned After Publishing 1,010 And Reading 100,000 Stories
Improving the Quality of Writing Using an Editorial Checklist
7 Tips for Freelance Writers Dealing with Chronic Stress Effectively
The Joy of Selling 1,000+ Books In A Month With Minimal Investment
The Joy of Selling 1,000+ Books In A Month With Minimal Investment
Science-Based Therapeutic Value of Expressive Writing for Mental Health
You can find similar stories on the Starter Kit for Writers of ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications.
Final Words
I really liked Jenn’s prompt today and decided to join the challenge.
If you are interested in joining this challenge and contributing to my publications, please leave a comment on this post and feel free to tag me in your stories.
If you have your own writing challenge or prompts please also free to invite me. Thank you for reading my story. I look forward to collaborating with you.
Update on Illumination Gaming Publication
I created and posted a new video on YouTube about my new gaming publication. I believe you might find it helpful. I invite video gamers to join my publication as a writer or reader. Please check the link to the video on Illumination’s YouTube Channel.
I look forward to collaborating with gamers and YouTubers on Medium.