Curated Collection for February 2024

Collection of Boosted Stories from ILLUMINATION Publications — V5

Presenting well-crafted and impactful stories for avid readers, inspiring new writers with samples, introducing our curation services, and new writers joining us recently

Non-members can read this story for free via our friend link.

Dear readers and writers! It is already the end of February so in this post, we present our 40+ new boosted stories in February 2024 and before, curated through nominations of our chief editor Dr Mehmet Yildiz and boost nominator, Aiden (Illumination Gaming), supported by consulting editors from ILLUMINATION publications. Boosted stories are special as they are amplified by Medium as exceptional pieces.

We compiled this list today because ILLUMINATION editors will distribute them to our subscribers on Substack in March. Our readers, especially Friends of Medium, requested to have curated collections and boosted stories that can meet this requirement. They are valuable because these stories were nominated by our editors and accepted by curators on Medium. Please share the friend links so that more readers join Medium.

We invite all non-members to become members to support our writers, as articulated by Dr Yildiz in the attached story. The key point is that by just paying a $5 monthly subscription fee to Medium, you can significantly speed up building your audience and contribute to the earnings of your fellow writers. It will be a win-win in the end.

This curated collection aims to present readers with well-crafted/impactful stories and inspire our writers by providing them with sample-boosted stories meeting or exceeding the distribution criteria. We also introduce our curation and featuring service for non-boosted stories. You can meet the new writers whose profiles are linked at the end of this post.

Most of the boosted stories are hosted on ILLUMINATION-Curated, a distinctive publication hosting and spotlighting high-quality, memorable, relatable, and insightful stories from talented writers covering 100+ topics since 2020. This publication is designed to host the stories of experienced and accomplished writers.

Medium made significant changes in 2023. To this end, our chief editor provided guidance showing our publishing strategy aligning with Medium’s direction for 2024. Strategic Changes on Medium in 2023: How I Adapted to the New Strategy.

As of October 2023, ILLUMINATION-Curated has started nominating stories for boosting. You can learn details from an interview with Dr Mehmet Yildiz conducted by ILLUMINATION editors. How ILLUMINATION Publications Support the BOOST Program

Many new writers join our publications and wish to understand the criteria to write for ILLUMINATION-Curated. Unlike our other publications, this one only serves experienced writers as its loyal readers desire. For those interested, we have detailed submission guidelines.

After reviewing the guidelines, if you believe our service resonates with you, please contact Dr. Yildiz on ILLUMINATION’s Slack workspace. He will give you writer access. He also mentors many writers to increase their chances of boosting on Medium.

Approximately 80% of our applicants belong to the middle category, making them valuable contributors to ILLUMINATION. We then distribute the workload evenly between Readers Hope and ILLUMINATION-Curated, managing both ends of the spectrum.

We start absolute beginners with Readers Hope, then allow them to tap into a broader audience via ILLUMINATION and our special publications like Synergy, Mirror, Book Chapters, Technology Hits, Gaming, Videos/Podcasts, and Nutrition. Then, we select writers who consistently submit high-quality stories to be added to ILLUMINATION-Curated.

Congratulations, ILLUMINATION Gaming as New Boost Nominating Publication on Medium. Our hardworking editor and also the owner of the gaming publication Aiden (Illumination Gaming) announced that his publication was selected to participate in the boost program. You can learn more about it from his recent story. Aiden began featuring writers by analyzing their stories and educating our writers about common patterns that boosted those stories. Here are the first two in his series:

Lessons Learned from Boosted Stories — Episode #1 Dr Mehmet Yildiz

Lessons Learned from Boosted Stories — Episode #2 Matt Williams-Spooner, Ph.D.

Lessons Learned from Boosted Stories : Episode #3 — Joan Naidorf

Lessons Learned from Boosted Stories : Episode #4 Jozsef Kovacs

We look forward to your stories in all our publications, and we will choose well-crafted, memorable, and impactful stories through our nominators. In addition, Medium curators also organically boosted hundreds of stories from ILLUMINATION, which we plan to share in another collection.

Supporting Friends of Medium Subscribers

One of our goals to create curated collections is to support Friends of Medium, who follow our publications. Dr Mehmet Yildiz wrote about the value of this program and shared his vision, strategy, and tactics to support these members. They contribute to the income of our writers four times more than other members. You may review his stories to gain insights.

Importance and Value of Medium Friendship for Writers and Readers

Why I Became a Friend of Medium

Celebrating My Reading Anniversary with My Upgraded Subscription to New Medium Friendship

We introduce writers who have recently joined us at the end of this post.

For new writers, any story submitted to ILLUMINATION-Curated must align with Medium’s distribution and boosting guidelines like any other publications in our management. Furthermore, we emphasize that the content should resonate with the discerning readership of this publication.

We value diversity and variety, which means there are no topic restrictions as long as the stories adhere to Medium’s policies and our values.

Currently, we cover over 100 topics, emphasizing substance and meaningful content for our readers. We expect to cater to more topics as our writers and readers propose.

We do not censor content as long as stories comply with Medium’s guidelines.

Please review our submission guidelines and comprehensive checklist before sending your high-impact and well-articulated stories to ILLUMINATION-Curated.

ILLUMINATION-Curated: New Submission Guidelines 2023

New Writers: Enhance the Chance of Boosting By Using This Checklist

Since Medium now requires paid membership for the Partner Program, we will also include stories of members for this publication to maintain our high standards and commitment to our loyal readers. However, our other publications still support non-members.

Except for the Lampshade of ILLUMINATION, our publications don’t accept AI-generated content. You may learn about our AI writing policy.

In addition to Medium’s distribution guidelines, ILLUMINATION-Curated has established a specific set of criteria to enhance the quality of publications.

We aim for high quality but don’t insist on perfection. We are practical and believe every writer can improve with feedback from readers, editors, and peers. Our goal is to provide our subscribers with a pleasant and satisfying reading experience.

How do we promote non-boosted stories?

As we mentioned before, only around 1% of stories are boosted by Medium, but we still publish thousands of excellent stories delighting our loyal readers. Besides sharing on social media, our editors also create curated collections, presenting them to our readers. Here are various types of curation services by our volunteer editors and curators.

Look What Aiden Found Today — Episode #83

Mike’s Favorite Stories on ILLUMINATION Publications — #56

Curation Service by ILLUMINATION — Volume 51

Curated stories for the ILLUMINATION Reading Club

Elin’s Chosen ILLUMINATION Stories — #2

Curated technology stories by the tech profile of Dr Mehmet Yildiz (Tech)

Dr Mehmet Yildiz also encouraged all Friends of Medium to start sharing friend links on our tailored social media platform. We interviewed him, asked how to achieve this goal, and provided a script in a bulletin.

He also interviews our writers and promote their top stories.

Please be careful with growing scams and spam accounts on Medium. Today ILLUMINATION editors posted an important bulletin to inform you.

We added more than 150 new writers who were keen to join us.

One of the goals of our publications is to create a collaborative atmosphere and increase engagement rates as much as possible by mingling writers and readers, especially Friends of Medium subscribers who support our writers dearly. If you don’t enjoy collaboration (meaningful engagement with readers and writers), you may miss an opportunity with the large audience we created since 19 March 2020.

Please enjoy our boosted stories from ILLUMINATION-Curated.

Boosted Stories in February 2024

Less Spoken Nuances of DHEA Hormone with Informed Perspectives from the Literature Dr Mehmet Yildiz

AI Can Now Create Photorealistic Videos From Just a Text Prompt Aiden (Illumination Gaming)

War in The Burgh Pernoste & Dahl

My Perspectives on the Ukraine Invasion Two Years Later as a Ukrainian Descendant Oksana Kukurudza’s Sunflowers Rarely Break

We need a materialist approach to fighting racism Rebecca Ruth Gould

How I managed to be productive at every level in the company. Lisa Bage

Pregnancy Requires as Much Energy as Extreme Endurance Sports Matt Williams-Spooner, Ph.D.

It Took Two Divorces for Me to Learn What Destroys a Marriage Holly Paige

25 Years After Starting a First-Aid Business With a 6-Month-Old Baby, We’re Still Thriving Gill McCulloch

The Most Interesting Thing About Being a Scuba Diving Instructor Happened After I Quit Andy Murphy

Our New Hearing Aids — Startling Surprises in the Family Bill Myers

What I Think About Wedding Photography After 12 Years Silviu-Florin Salomia

The Power of Placebo To Boost High Performance and Self-Belief Sean Kernan

I Harvested 10 Lessons When I Weeded My Portfolio Garden Mark Armstrong

I Stumped Google’s Gemini — But Not ChatGPT Wayne Stelk, PhD

What Evolutionary Biology Says About the Future of AI Eliot Bush

Writing on the Roof Pernoste & Dahl

How the Election of Barack Obama Changed Race Relations in America William Spivey

What Happened When I Pushed My Body Past the Breaking Point Joshua Mason 🔱

The Chess Match: Employees vs. Companies in the Fast Food Industry Luay Rahil

Exploring Frogs With Transparent Skin Rich Sobel

How Self-Discovery Leads to a More Conscious Parenting Style Gabriela Trofin-Tatár

How to Deal with Painful Emotions from Our Past: Mickey Singer’s Tough Love Teaching David Gerken

If You Don’t Believe in Angels, This Could Change Your Mind Bebe Nicholson

Why Women in Pakistan Are Not Oppressed, But They Thrive Ammara Hassan

Navigating the Maze of Modern Loneliness with Observations and Interactions Jussi Luukkonen — your curiosity guide

Discovering Bratislava: A Captivating Gem in Central EuropeJozsef

Finding Comfort in Blocks: How Minecraft Eased My First Time Loneliness and Intense Grief at 17 Aiden (Illumination Gaming)

4 Well-Research Benefits of Trimethylglycine (TMG) as a Methyl Donor Addressing Homocysteine Dr Mehmet Yildiz

MTHFR Polymorphisms or Mutations: Getting Checked to Prevent Cardiovascular Issues Dr Mehmet Yildiz

Do Statins Increase Diabetes Risk? Dr. Julian Barkan

How to Beat Depression With Exercise Dr. Lutz Kraushaar

Techno-Feudalism or Pax Machina Dr. Ali Hechmi Raddaoui

I’ll Never Forget the Lesson I Learned on My First Day of teaching Dr. Daniel H. Shapiro

A New Discovery Reveals How Eating More Protein After Exercise Fuels Muscle Growth Matt Williams-Spooner, Ph.D.

The Beginning of the World Pernoste & Dahl

Enjoying and Making Sense of My Life Beyond Deaf Silence Joellyn Rose Keener, Author of Deaf and Determined

Working Hard and Doing the Right Thing Will No Longer Get You the American Dream Toni Crowe

Design-Wise Clues: The Twentieth Century and Beyond Matthew Bamberg

Understanding Black History in America Requires That One Knows Where “White” Originated William Spivey

Let’s Talk about Atheists and Firm Believers in the God of Abraham Marcus aka Gregory Maidman

How Adult Children Can Boost Their Mother’s Happiness Sean Kernan

I Wrote a Novel: Here Are 5 Laws of Creativity I Learned in the Process Kyle Chastain

Class Is More Determinative of Success and Safety in America Than Race William Spivey

A Ukrainian Woman’s First-Hand Account of Forced Labor in Nazi Germany Oksana Kukurudza’s Sunflowers Rarely Break

Boosted Stories in January 2024

What Car Shows Mean to Me and How They Enriched My Life Aiden (Illumination Gaming)

Vitamin B12 Deficiency Rises, Concerning Me As It Was My Big Problem Dr Mehmet Yildiz

Timing Will Never Be Perfect; Do What You’re Meant to Do Now Vincent Van Patten

A City Mural that Springs From the Heart Rebecca Romanelli

Why Do We Love to Believe Wacky and Weird Stuff? James Alexander, MATheol, MA, PhD

This Teacher’s Act Made Me Look For Him After 43 Years. Am I Too Late? Wendy King

My Bride — Homage Veritas Civis

The Fight Over Return-To-Office Is Getting Dirty Luay Rahil

The Good Clime Retrieves The Sunken Heart — One Mild Allusion To Settle The Harmed Mind — Goodness… The Doctor — Joanie Adams

Finding Your Wat in Cambodia Joan Naidorf

Ballad of 3-Eyed Lou Pernoste & Dahl

Temple Trails Abroad: My Journey Through Balinese Hinduism Somil Gupta

Surprising Life Lessons I Learned from Army Reserve Officer Training Danielle Spinks Earl

On the Regrets of Being a Parent Sean Kernan

Come Take a Peek Into the Minds, Lives, and Fears … of Queers Brian Feutz

Nourishing the Soul in Hungary’s Wilderness Jozsef Kovacs

Things I Miss About the U.S. As an American Living in Paris Jolie Porter

Three Soothing Perspectives on Death Solveig Bjørkholt

My Unusual Celebration of New Years Dr Mehmet Yildiz

How To Safely Transform Dietary Protein Into Healthy Longevity? Dr. Lutz Kraushaar

The Day the Moon Wobbled Over Planet Earth Adelia Ritchie, PhD

Common Medical Myths That Many People Continue to Believe Despite Proof to the Contrary David Mokotoff, MD

Is It Possible to Completely Heal from Covert Narcissistic Abuse? Melissa Kalt, MD

Returning to Tibet to Find Happiness Lorwen Harris Nagle, PhD

What We Learned When My Fiancée Was Hospitalised for Life-Threatening Anaemia Matt Williams-Spooner, Ph.D.

Navigating the Abyss: When a Navy Helicopter Plunged into the Ocean Russell Carr MD

Insider Insights: 10 Guidelines for Excelling as a Patient From an ER Doctor Joan Naidorf MD

Humor Succeeds When It’s Relevant To Your Target Audience Mark Armstrong

What Us Introverts Can Learn From Extroverts (and Vice-a-Versa) Sean Kernan

Defining Spiritual Faith in a Life of Distraction Pernoste & Dahl

When Helping Is Hurting: AI is Hurting Our Students Denise P King

LSD’s Renaissance in Mental Health Treatment Matthew Bamberg

Until Death Do Us Part Jens Peter Olesen

A Personal Account of Live Aid — the Day Musicians United to Fight World Hunger Gill McCulloch

How I Learned to Stop Bullying Myself Leon Macfayden

Evolution and aging: do the dinosaurs have anything to do with human senescence? Eliot Bush

Riley: The Dog Love of My Life Russell Carr

Creativity and Transcendence Patricia Ross

The Year Arrives with a Cancer Diagnosis in the Family Bebe Nicholson

Unravelling Rafflesia- A Most Unusual Parasitic Plant Rich Sobel

Boosted Stories in December 2023

Understanding the Nuances of 4 Types of Obesity Dr Mehmet Yildiz

Gaming, Fun, and Humor: The Lifelines That Rescued Me From Social Media’s Grip on My Life Aiden (Illumination Gaming)

Which Type of Intermittent Fasting is Best for Weight Loss and Health? Matt Williams-Spooner, Ph.D.

Can Companion Robots Solve the Loneliness Epidemic Among Elders? Mark Sanford, Ph.D.

Echoes of Immortality — A Hero’s Final Anthem Donn K. Harris

How I Learned to Meditate Again After a 40-Year Lapse, and What I Get From It Martin D. Hirsch

Does Your Academic Performance Determine the Rest of Your Life? Clarissa Ai Ling Lee, PhD

Lessons From the Frontline: Managing an International, Three-Year IT Integration Project Jozsef Kovacs

Insights from a Scientist with a Poet’s Soul Pernoste & Dahl

What I Want in Life Adelia Ritchie, PhD

2004 Boxing Day Tsunami: Our Dad’s Heart Attack May Have Saved His Youngest Daughter Gill McCulloch

New Years and the Value of Anti-Resolutions Sean Kernan

When Blind Faith Became a Necessity Rebecca Romanelli

Soulful Connections: Finding Meaning in Mammadou’s Childhood Letters Dr Mehmet Yildiz

Thinking Back on an Unsustainable Diet in a 12-Step Program and a Dramatic Weight Loss The Sturg

Soulful Connections: Finding Meaning in Mammadou’s Childhood Letters Dr Mehmet Yildiz

The Real Reason Medicine and Science Cannot Give You Exact Guidelines David Mokotoff, MD

The Artistic Meaning of Images Within Images Lorwen Harris Nagle, PhD

Cats and Copyediting: Using Illustration to Market a Book Mark Armstrong

If You Want to Lose Weight, You Must Lose the Heavy Thinking First Elaine Hilides

My Daughter’s Transgender Identity Didn’t Make Sense Tony Leo

A Glimpse of My First International Travel Somil Gupta

6 Poor Coping Mechanisms Which Made My Trauma Worse Leon Macfayden

What’s So Wrong About Secretly Working Two Full-Time Jobs at Once Remotely? Luay Rahil

Our Family Trip to Beautiful Kalam Valley in Pakistan: A Tale of Beauty and Adventure Ammara Hassan

Do Eating and Breathing Noises Drive You Crazy? There May Be a Reason Elaine Hilides

Adopted Kids Who Feel Worthless Stacey Patterson, J.D.

How I Mastered 4 Essential Requirements to Become a Better Leader and Served My Clients Jozsef Kovacs

Describing the Human Predicament: The Sun, the Clouds and Us David Gerken

Dancing Inside Pernoste & Dahl

Here’s How Money Really Can Buy You Happiness Luay Rahil

Gigantic Genomes and Supersized Salamander Cells Surprise Scientists and Put a Wrinkle in… Rich Sobel

What Happened to Ebonics? Matthew Bamberg

Beyond Blind Spots: A Multi-Perspective Journey Toward Greater Understanding George M Pantazis

Who Is in Charge Here?–How Our Minds Control the Body Dr Emmanuel Ogamdi

Can We Lose Fat and Gain Muscle At the Same Time? Matt Williams-Spooner, Ph.D.

Seeing a Cop In Line At Starbucks Gave Me The Jitters G Correia

Boosted Stories in November 2023

Dying Is the Most Intimate Space We Ever Share Beth Riungu

Mr. Speaker, There’s No Such Thing as a “Bible-Believing” Christian Guy Nave

Recent Discoveries and Potential Breakthroughs in Microbiome Health Matt Williams-Spooner, Ph.D.

If You Eat a Healthy Diet, Save Your Money Because You Don’t Need Probiotics and Prebiotics David Mokotoff, MD

Future Doctors and Nurses Don’t Want to See Patients Dr. Julian Barkan

5 Surprising Links Between Fitness and Photography Zacc Rowlands

An Alternative Lens on Prayer Davor Katusic

Synaesthesia I: A Life of Colors, The Early Years Donn K. Harris

The Gap in Male/Female Life Expectancy Keeps Growing Dr. Julian Barkan

When The Great Himalayas Went Grey on Us, Literally Somil Gupta

Examining the Impact of Rice Consumption on Type 2 Diabetes Prevalence Antonio Segovia, MD.

Shutting Down the Inner Critic to Liberate Your True Self Mark Sanford, Ph.D.

Remembering to Live Pernoste & Dahl

Why Business Organizations Must Implement the Zero Trust Security Strategy and Execute It… David Pui | Digital Transformation Architect

New Discoveries that Redefine our View of Diet, Weight Gain, Exercise, and Health Matt Williams-Spooner, Ph.D.

How to Be Safe in the World of Cybercrime Jussi Luukkonen — your curiosity guide

Why Ban “Divisive” Teachings While Protecting Divisive Confederate Monuments? Guy Nave

Overcoming Post-COVID-19 Long-Lasting Olfactory Issues Antonio Segovia, MD.

How My Grandmother’s Legacy Goes Beyond the Wrinkles Gabriela Trofin-Tatár

Stories Boosted in October 2023

Better and Better and Better Humans Moshe Sipper, Ph.D.

Should Doctors Be Less or More Empathetic? Dr. Julian Barkan

How Cholesterol Levels Impact Your Heart Health Dr. K P Vasudeva Rao

How discovering microbes transformed our understanding of life and health Matt Williams-Spooner, Ph.D.

Four Ways to Balance Your Content Creation Obsession by Clayton Moulynox

Neuroscience Behind Why I Read 1000 Books With My Son Before He Turned 5 Prashansa Gadgil

Can I Connect with My Transgender Daughter as I Connected with My Son? Tony Leo

How Ōura Got the Fitness Geeks and Insomniacs Around Its Little Finger Jussi Luukkonen — your curiosity guide

How Survivorship Bias Colors Our World: Impact and How to Overcome It Sridhar Pai Tonse — Leadgen Coach- Tech Startups

The Unsung Heroes of Hollywood Seda Anbarcı

Hidden Costs of Self-Publishing Alison McBain

More Meaningful Than Any Degree Gail McNulty

Lessons from the Grave Sara Fellers on ChannSpirations and Coincidences

Grandma and God Brought Me Home AJ on ChannSpirations and Coincidences

Facing the Judge and Jury of Your Inner Critic jules — Miz Mindful

The Island Odyssey: A Weeklong Adventure in Rhodes Jozsef Kovacs

Insanity Along the Seine River — Part 1 Shardul Deshpande

Organically Boosted Stories of Dr Yildiz

As mentioned below, Medium curators also directly boost stories without nomination. Dr. Yildiz shared some of his stories, so we added them here as samples to guide our writers.

Here’s How I Train My Brain Daily for Mental Clarity and Intellectual Productivity.

Meditation Can Boost the Cortical Thickness in the Brain and Prevent the Thinning of It

Here’s How You Can Enjoy Your Life More in Better Zones.

4 Reasons We Procrastinate and 10 Steps to Overcome Them.

Six Tips for a Youthful and Healthy Life as We Age.

Here’s How to Make the Nervous System More Flexible and Functional

3 Steps to Regulate HPA Axis and Defeat Chronic Stress

A New Clinical Trial Found a Low-Carb Diet Better Than the Dash.

The Brain Needs 4 Types of Workouts.

The Brain Needs 3 Types of Rest.

How Writers Can Attract More Readers by Using Design Thinking Principles

How to Slow Down Subjective and Objective Cognitive Decline

Here’s Why I Focus on Nutritional Biochemistry Rather Than Diets

Queer Organisms: Nature’s Lesson for Diversity, Inclusion, and Equality

Thank you for reading these wonderful stories.

I began featuring writers by analyzing their stories and educating our writers about common patterns that boosted those stories. Here are the first two in his series:

Lessons Learned from Boosted Stories — Episode #1

Lessons Learned from Boosted Stories — Episode #2

I look forward to your stories in all our publications, and we will choose well-crafted, memorable, and impactful stories through our nominators. In addition, Medium curators also organically boosted hundreds of stories from ILLUMINATION, which we plan to share in another collection.

How to access updated submission guidelines

New writers need to review these guidelines before submitting their stories to relevant publications. ILLUMINATION publications do not accept all types of stories anymore. We want all writers to change this perception.

ILLUMINATION-Curated: New Submission Guidelines 2023

SYNERGY: Submission Guidelines 2023

Technology Hits: Submission Guidelines 2023

ILLUMINATION Book Chapters: Submission Guidelines 2023

Readers Hope: New Submission Guidelines 2023

Submission Guidelines: Illumination Integrated Publications

ILLUMINATION Gaming: Submission Guidelines 2023

ILLUMINATION Videos and Podcasts: Submission Guidelines 2023

Publishing and Conduct Guidelines for the Lampshade of ILLUMINATION

Introduction to New Writers Joined Us Recently

Welcome aboard. I added you and followed you so that your new stories appear on my reading feed as a Friend of Medium. I look forward to your well-crafted stories and hope you can post some boost-worthy stories to our publications.

Thanks Dr Mehmet Yildiz for adding these writers to our publications with clear guidance for their success in 2024. Let’s welcome these writers.

Blue Savira, Anthony Gifford, John Steven Martinez, Abdullah Omer, Lukas Vezina, Tremis Skeete, Alicia of EscapingTheBlah.com, The Travelling Programmer, Defiant Phoenix, Arnau Perez Ninot, Daniel Guala, M Aslam Waheed, Ngozi Anna Akunne, Immanuel Oyenuga, michelle lester, Zyggy, Achraf Echabani ⚡, Ivy Gooden, Hemant Patkar, Milind Gawaskar, RosenberryRJ, Alearnr, Nisha Arya Ahmed, Peaceinapod, Lost in My Soul, Roller food and diesel fumes, Aniee khan, Shayla Renee, Cyber Coastal, Krishna Renganabayana, Yanan Zhu, Elaine Medline, Krista Rausin, Yani, — Antoine LALANNE, Flora, Anurag Tangri, Yefym Krutikov, Marcus Cervantes, Francis Denes, James Kidiga, Karma Lewinsky, Shashi Sastry, Ravishka Wijerathna ⚡️💎, Mohsen Nabil, Chae Underwood, Szilárd Mátis, Filippos Sofoglou, Dr-marketing, Charles R. Lightner, Daniel Redford, Zoltan Gabora, Abdullah, Maria Mouschoutzi, Maryam Tariq, Jonathon Harris, Gabriela Chirilă, Ned, Abhigyan Karna, Carol Gordon, Ray Shah, PlottPilott🧠, astrologywithdestiny, Dennis Joyce, Louisa Scott, Alejandro G. Rangel, Convertible Blogger, Meng Li, Romy McLegne, Elizabete Klevtcova, Brad Davenport, Phillip Longmire, Marc Johnson, Kabilan T, Clark Feusier, The Product Blog, Elena M., Maria Otto, FlavorFemme, Willis Williams, Turi Coppola, Mauktik Dave, Jelle Van Bost, Indigo Kate, Stan Khan, Ria kaur, Albert Cai, Orestis Ps., Ekwy Onyekwele, BMLS, MBA, Howard McKenzie-Murray, Jason Olofsen (The Happy Psychologist), Nova Lundgren, Haiz Paige Leinart, Sam the writer, Karthik Viswanathan, Darshana, Daimond Simon, Valentine Anytime, Neena H. Brar, Anita Osasona, Luxonealbery, Lya Chiñas, Oz The Writer, Aksharinfo, Kate Brennan, Marielle Diala, Kabilan T, Senthilkumar Muthiya, SheneaX, Perceptalk, Elizabete Klevtcova, Rohan Kapur | Chief Resume and Ghostwriter at BYOB, Ivanna Kanafotska, Alice Hlidkova, Matt Evans, Eric Narro, Kerri Kinney, Jason Torres Delgado, Emma Morales, Story Camp, Michelle Lawson, Marilyn Monroe, Shashank Thakur, A.I.ronic, David Hip, Nate Morgan, Emma Morales, Bjoern, Ute Luppertz 💫, David Martín-Romero, Paul Neuhaus, Farooq Munir, Ash Quinn’s Twins, Shaun M, Stanley Udegbunam, Zero Grayson, Marilyn Monroe, Anton Lacheta, Rona B, Noyan B, Sai Kasam, Kemal M. Lepschoq, LL.M., Daniel Benoy, Iftekar Shoeb, Luis Chapers, Joshua Desharnais, Kainos, M.H., Biao Zhu, Figuring it Out, Anthony Kwok, Gian Joel Forero, Magick & Witchcraft Academy, Saifullah Khan, Gabriel Klingman, Pooja Vishwanathan 🦋, DisruptiveFemaleInvestor, Unmasked Reviews, Emily Chan — Life and love sharing. — Mil Hoornaert, Nia, Vince Sanderson, Lauren LeGardye, Chaudhry Writes., Runa Heilung, Cecilia Carcamo, Ruled By Venus, CAYVES, Gany Wegner, Tracy.3, Susana Quintal, Dylan JYS, Lia Koffi, Brightbluemind, SF Block, Ala Hamamreh, Sondra Singer — Still Vital, Jan C. McLarty, Nick Luiso, Guy Howard-Willis, I’m a public storyteller/writer, Adam K, Wayne Stelk, PhD, Mara, Steve Dalton, Shilpa Kapilavai, Daan Noppen, Rich LaFleur, Mark E Sharp, Adam Egger, Javad Ramezani, Manavtokas, Sami Ullah Shahzad, The Coaching Project: The Race to Help Humanity, Virginia L. Fuentes, Nathan Forte, Gerard Clyne, Leo Oniki, Sergej Klementinovski, Shaunte Young, Jothi PM, Lucas Núñez González, Christie Sausa, Yashi Srivastava, Marleen Weichler, Jacob MacInnis, Helena Sokovenina, Olga Hincu, Eray Hayrettin Özer, Irshad, Ahmed Atia, Jamon Sin, Rebecca Ruth Gould, Niko Kivelä, Sayak Mondal, FirzandHer2cents, Nivetha Sudhakar Kalaivani, Kate S, Kathleen Curtin Do, Srujani Shrawne, Sparsh Talati, Miebaka Bipibama, Clara Carolin, NRWillick, Lauren Whiteside, James Maebe, Cornellius Yudha Wijaya, Zunaira, Akhilesh Mishra, #vk.lovelace, Céline Libuda, John Henry Patton, Anna Belle ✨, Rick Whitaker, Shoaib Akmal, Silviu-Florin Salomia, Arisha Usman, William Morgan, Love Sarao, Tucker K Sullivan, Rowdy Vass, Lu Robertson, Danny Colpas, Phil O’neal, Gyson Dominic, Sparsh Talati, Tiffany Norman, Judy Wanjiku Jørgensen, Maricela Lara, TOM★LEU, Kim Donat, Chas Newport, Gael T Fernandez, Gabriella Angelidi, Bobby Tequila, Locutius AI (@SatoshiSeasons on Twitter), Miebaka Bipibama, Paul Thomas Swann, Anthony Tran, _Dansplain, MONGE, Jill Fischer, Just Maanuel, Anikatahsin Mist, — Randy Fry, The Hippie Capitalist, Saquib Aftab, Blake Shields, _Dansplain, Kristin May, Havard Mela, Kristen Kay Brady, Scott Christenson🌴, Hussein Jundi, Letters From Barry, Tech Hype Explained: Smart Living Beyond the Hype, Kartikeya Saxena, Grey Ashwood, Lynette Tremblay, Ruth A. Hendrickson, Programmer Girl, Ivette Xiomara, Mike The Sociologist, HBA, CD., Samantha Joy Laratta, Dr. Iro Tasitsiomi, Naufalriady, tugssanaa,

Here are the guiding stories new writers can review.

Interviews with Writers of Medium

Curated Writer Bios

If you are interested in joining our editorial team, please feel free to contact our chief editor Dr Mehmet Yildiz, on Illumination’s Slack Workspace.

You may check out the criteria for our volunteer editorial role.

Supporting Friends of Medium Subscribers

One of our goals to create curated collections is to support Friends of Medium, who follow our publications. Dr Mehmet Yildiz wrote about the value of this program and shared his vision, strategy, and tactics to support these members they contribute to the income of our writers four times more than other members. You may review his stories to gain insights.

Importance and Value of Medium Friendship for Writers and Readers

Why I Became a Friend of Medium

Celebrating My Reading Anniversary with My Upgraded Subscription to New Medium Friendship

I Took the Plunge and Became a Friend of Medium (FoM) Yesterday.

Meet Our New Writers

New writers are welcome to create a BIO introducing themselves from their pen.

Aiden enjoys introducing writers on YouTube. So, if you are interested, you may contact him on Slack or Discord.

Here is some info about Slack and Discords

Invitation to New Writers

ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications are inclusive and diverse, supporting 28,000+ contributors. Different levels of writers, from absolute beginners to the most accomplished ones, delight our readers with their educative and engaging content.

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.

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