Featured Stories
Curated Collection #115
Chosen stories from experienced writers for avid readers
Dear Readers and Writers,
We appreciate your valuable feedback on collection #114 posted yesterday. Today, we compiled interesting stories out of hundreds of submissions published on Illumination.
These engaging and informative pieces in the collection cover various topics for your enjoyment. The purpose of this post is to give our readers a quick taste of content published in our diverse and inclusive publication, ILLUMINATION on Medium.
We are grateful to publish our 100+ collections this year contributed by 15,500+ inspiring storytellers and give them a voice on this platform.
Today, Technology Hits posted Hand-Picked Articles collection #84.
ILLUMINATION-Curator interviewed our chief editor Dr Mehmet Yildiz to provide tips to published and indie authors to become successful on Medium and tips for aspiring authors. Dr Yildiz articulate the values of Illumination Book Chapters both for experienced and aspiring writers. We believe you find this interview helpful.
In addition, ILLUMINATION-Curator posted an outstanding collection of book chapters from our published authors contributing to Illumination Book Chapters.
If you are a published author and have books, we can publish them in Illumination Book Chapters and promote them on our platforms.
If you plan to turn your articles and blog posts into books, you may check this guide from Dr Mehmet Yildiz. He encourages our writers to become published authors and earn income by diversifying content on multiple platforms and formats. Your books chapters in story format might generate income on Medium.
Technology Hits also created a collection from Illumination Book Chapters in addition to several collections including chosen stories from ILLUMINATION-Curated. We are pleased that these outstanding stories are featured in our collections.
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You might check out the previous collections by Technology Hits at this link. We keep our featured collections in a single post titled Meta Collection of Featured Stories. Our editors enjoy amplifying the informative, engaging, and interesting content of our writers using various approaches and tools.
ILLUMINATION-Curator posted two outstanding collections from our publication Illumination-Curated for experienced writers. We are grateful for the support of our volunteer editors investing their precious time to make our writers and readers happy.
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Recent Collections by ILLUMINATION
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Featured Stories from ILLUMINATION Today
Betaine (TMG) Supplementation Improved Four Health Conditions for Steve (Scientist and Bodybuilder) Dr Mehmet Yildiz
How to Reduce Abdominal Fat and Increase Lean Muscles with Two Practical Steps Dr Mehmet Yildiz
I’ve Been Asked to Teach a Class of Stanford Students — And I Feel Dirty About It Tim Denning
Co-inky-dink I say Carolyn F. Chryst, Ph.D.
Worst Career Coach Ever Adam Ross Nelson
Business Writing for Offices Afzal Badshah, PhD
Dwell in a Song Amy Christie
123 Magic! Tricks with Writer Tags Andrew Rodwin
Depth Archana_T
Suth’nahs Author, D. Denise Dianaty
Hand-Picked Articles #83 Technology Hits
Obama Sees Social Networks As a Threat To Democracy BB Studio
The Secret to a Life of Happiness Bill Abbate
Do You Need to Recharge? Bob Jasper
Elvis Presley: Forever the King Brian Westland
Should I get a personal loan if I’m on unemployment?- Bright Bright Money
5 Items Under $100 You Need While Traveling Bryan Dijkhuizen
3 Visualisations for Calm in Your Life Carl Poland
FAT Out Loud Cristina Comunian
Do You Really Have to Tell Everyone — When You Do Something Good? D J Hopkins
3 Things You Should Know if You Want To Make a Ton of Money (More Than 2M/Year) Daniel Mesa
Animal Hoarding: Recognizing the Signs of Kindness Gone Awry Deborah Camp
Will Netflix Come To A Blockbuster End? Deva
Will Netflix Come To A Blockbuster End?
The real reason behind Netflix’s 30% stock plunge
medium.com
Who Let The Doge Out? — A 101 on Behavioral Finance Deva
Crescendo Diane Won
In the pursuit of happiness Dimitra Manta
The BEST Return on Investment Ever Donald Pay
Spread the Word Elizabeth Emerald
The Will Slap ElizaBeth Hill
I Gained 240+ Medium Subscribers In 1 Month and I Did 1 Thing For That Elna Cain
The Beauty Of Pebble Beach Floyd Mori
What Music Do You Choose for Record Store Day? Francesco Carrubba
It’s So Easy to Fall in Love and So Hard to Heal a Broken Heart Gaby Spadaro
The Kids, The Beatles, and The Bee Gees Gauri Sirur
The Stranger Geoffrey Gevalt
Did Nikola Tesla Time Travel? Gökhan Yalcuk
Two Socks Too Many Hiba Tohid
Curated Collection #114 ILLUMINATION
Jacinta’s Spring Blossoms Jacinta Palmer
Jacinta’s Spring Blossoms
How writing is expanding my horizons plus building my community
medium.com
Mike Tyson, Millennials, and the Machinations of “Fuck Around and Find Out” Jeffrey Harvey
The Worst Kind of Cinderella Story Jessica M.
We’re either growing or dying. There is no in between. John Cunningham
Why I Won’t Write an About Me Story Johnny T Page
The Downside of Creativity Karen Remick
Read The Bill-It’s Here — Know the Facts of The Disney Debacle Kurt Dillon
The Moment Kyomi O'Connor
Cool Stories for 4/10/22 to 4/23/22 Lawson Wallace
Did Fear of Fatphobia Accusation Kill Teen Boy on Ride? Lorrae
Greetings, Green-Eyed Monster! Maggie Q. Collins
Finding Out From 80-Year-Old Millionaires If It Is Worth it? Marcus Tan
Ikebana’s Beauty Lies in its Simple and Assessible Philosophy Marianne O
How Is Your Work Ethic? Marsha Hamby Savage
Danger Mind Martin Rieck
The Day Medrik Minassian
Faith & The Athiest Misty Rae
Socialism Ms Fischer
Why Are We Afraid of Being Alone? Mukundarajan V N
Are You Nice Enough? Naouress Akrouti
Bill Gates Exposed: He Is Short Selling the Stock Of Tesla Napoleon
Stephen King’s advice for writers Nasar Karim
Teens, Food, and the Empty Fridge: Nick Stockton
No, You Don’t Have to Be a Morning Person to Be Productive and Successful Nicole Linke
What You Don’t Know About Aboriginal Women Nora
Are You Living Your Life, or Are You Living Your Fears? Patricia Haddock
Death in the Russian Oligarchy Paul Coogan
Day 12: Depression And Dependence Pain Paul Neathery
TikTok for Business: How to Market to Millions Ridha.M.B
What Everyone Needs to Change Riyan Patel
Ways of Chance — a Poem Roxanne Barbour
Walk Of Shame Roxy Wright
The More I step Into My Grace, the More Grace I naturally Give to Others Rudi Xega 🇦🇱
Writing Tips that’ll Drive More Readers to Your Content Sarvam Fating
The Distraction of Taking Action Scott Leonardi
The Distraction of Taking Action
Pull your focus from where you’re going to where you are
medium.com
If I am alive, I will be a burden Shwetoski
Only Nitrogen For You Sir Sohail
Festive Suntonu Bhadra
Hand-Picked Articles #83 Technology Hits
Hand-Picked Articles #84 Technology Hits
The Good Daughter Terry Dip
How I Lost 12kg in 12 Weeks and How You Can Do It Too Tony Angermann
Karma Ulf Wolf
Here’s Who Is Actually Winning The Brutal War In Ukraine Vinay Mehta
What One Thing Gives Your Life Meaning and Purpose? Mary Beth Hazeldine
How to Leave Your Readers Wanting More Every Time You Publish Ankit Singh
Five Things Women Can Do To Prevent Hair Loss As They Age Ange Dim
Touchdown! Sulforaphane Scores Another One! Lisa Manzer
7 Reasons You May Be Procrastinating When You Should Be Getting Things Done Divad Sanders
Mental Wellness: Our Brain Health Dave Smith
Is It Possible To Fall In Love With Someone You Have Never Met? Bella Smith
How to Meet Single Men: 8 Tips for Meeting a Man in Your Area Qasim Adam
How to Relieve Lower Back Pain — Your Ultimate Guide to Bounce Back Fast in 2022 Danielle Cousin
This Interesting Thing Happens When an Empath Abandons a Narcissist Melissa Kalt, MD
Three Tips to Optimize Cortisol to Melt Belly Fat and Keep Lean Muscles Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Top 5 AI Jobs and the Key Skills Required to Land One Douis Med, PhD
Digital Nomad Cures Aches and Pains with a 25 cent Coin in Bali Arlo Hennings, Ph.D.
Improve Your Attitude by Taking 5 Minutes to Recognize the Good Stuff in Your Life Chris Schwilk, Ph.D.
Reduce Your Stress Now Dr. Stacey Maples
Reduce Your Stress Now
Summary of techniques you can practice now for improved resiliency
medium.com
What Is Hyper-Automation? How Does It Help? A Nkeonye Judith Izuka-Aguocha
What Is Hyper-Automation? How Does It Help?
RPA and AI will create new job opportunities.
medium.com
Why We Should Stop Expecting Kids to Go To College Alan Simpson
The Many Facets To Puerta Vallarta, Mexico. Jennifer Thompson
In Honor Of You Phenomenal Women KL Simmons
Imposter Syndrome Won’t Get Me This Time! Kristen Abram
What to Know About Sitting to Burn Calories Jessey Anthony
Mindfulness: The Power to Change Your Life KnowledgeCollective
GRIT Brooklyn Muse
Nature Heals: How This Therapist Uses Ecotherapy to Help Her Clients Heal Adrienne O’Brien LMT
I’m Crazy, Who Else Is Willing To Admit It? Jerry Pompilio
I’m Crazy, Who Else Is Willing To Admit It?
Now I disclosed it, and now I can control it.
medium.com
Use These 3 Chrome Extensions To Get Better Medium Stats Bryan Dijkhuizen
Is It Better To Be Blue Than To Get Over You? Craig Hellier
Video Summary of “How to Reduce Visceral Fat and Increase Brown Fat with Two Practical Steps” Illumination YouTube Coordinator
You Want To Change Cristina Cattai
How Town: A Prose Poem Cliff Hightower
10 Things You May Not Know About Me Dr. Preeti Singh
This is why time-blocking is actually harming your productivity Jonathan Fors
Traumatic Memories of Home Invasion by Thieves Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Hand-Picked Articles #83 Technology Hits
Curated Collection #113 ILLUMINATION
How Writers and Bloggers Transition to Become Published Authors ILLUMINATION-Curator
Thank you for reading these engaging and informative stories.
Let’s Meet Editors Who Publish These Stories
We are grateful for the efforts of our editors who reviewed and published these stories on their own time. Our editors are volunteers who help writers succeed on Medium. They don’t earn money from publishing. They are also contributing writers. You can check their profiles from the following links and connect with them.
Meet Dr Mehmet Yildiz — Dr Mehmet Yildiz — Owner and Chief Editor
We will add more editor profiles soon. You may also bookmark this collection managed by by ILLUMINATION-Curator so that you don’t miss when we add new profiles. Collection of Editor Bios: Meet Editors of Illumination Integrated Publications. Thank you for reading profiles of our editors.
Helpful References for New Writers
Science-Based Therapeutic Value of Expressive Writing for Mental Health
Copyright Matters: Zero tolerance to plagiarism on ILLUMINATION
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
What I Learned After Publishing 1,010 And Reading 100,000 Stories on Medium
Short-Form Stories Not For Income But For Visibility. Think Of Them As A Tripwire
ILLUMINATION on YouTube — New Publication
Illumination YouTube Coordinator crated a new publication for YouTube enthusiasts who can showcase their videos on Medium. All writers are invited to submit their YouTube related posts.
You may check video collection of Illumination YouTube Coordinator in the attached story.
Reference Articles
Curated Writer Bios
Learn about contributing writers of ILLUMINATION written by their pen
medium.com
Here are the reasons “Why Writers Need Personal Publications!”
Selected stories from Euphoria Publication on Medium by our chief editor Dr Mehmet Yildiz who encourage writers to create their own publications. He posted a new newsletter to his subscribers today.
Social Media Update
Dr Mehmet Yildiz encouraged editors to join Twitter. His Twitter handle is https://twitter.com/digitalmehmet. He tweets stories he reads. As mentioned in this post, Technology Hits volunteered to create a post including Twitter handles of all editors. Here is a sample story by Illumination YouTube Coordinator reflecting his Twitter experience.
Thanks to Illumination YouTube Coordinator for creating this great video.
Invitation to New Writers
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