Featured Stories
Curated Collection #119
Chosen stories from experienced writers for avid readers
Dear Readers and Writers,
Today, we compiled more interesting stories out of hundreds of submissions published on Illumination to give you a pleasant reading experience.
These engaging and informative pieces in the collection cover various topics for your enjoyment. Thank you for your feedback on the previous collection #118.
The purpose of this post is to give our readers sample 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.
We have several publications. One of the unique ones is Illumination Book Chapters. If you are a published author and own the copyright of your 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 posted by Dr Mehmet Yildiz. He encourages our writers to become published authors and earn income by diversifying content on multiple platforms and formats. Your book chapters in story format might generate income on Medium.
Technology Hits posted a new collection today. We hope you find some interesting stories from his collection. It is one of the most loved ones.
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.
Here are the previous collections of Illumination-Curated.
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.
Introduction to New Writers
Let’s welcome new writers who joined our publications.
Santosh Venkataraman, William Whyte, Georgia Patrick, Noël Bader, Ashley T, Dhallia, Izabelle Peterkin, Babs Ayandayo♟📊, Samantha Kemp-Jackson.
In the previous bulletin, we introduced the following writers who have already contributed to our publications. We hope you enjoy their stories.
Irtiza Khan Labib, Mrobiri, Gökhan Çakır, Lori K. Petrie, Dhallia, Sara García Mayo, Zoe Rose, Steve Callahan, buzzedison, Andrea Chelle, Meredith Shubel, Chandramouli, Jamal Ismail, Mona S Gable, Don Simkovich, MA, Andrew Lian, E.L. Finch, Topang, César Alves, Nora Ring, Zoltan Silver, Kammie Sumpter, Elena Dimova, Sean Bennett, Lilit Voskanyan, Dalia Y., Esther Ciganda, Go Woojin, Kathleen Murphy, Dane Preston, New Angle Writing, Tom Egelhoff, Catelyn Silapachai, Domino Effect, Georgia Calimeres, Elle Tey, Lane Henry, L. E. Langner, Steve Devine, Amena Khatun, Bella Smith, Florencia Spagnuolo, Roy Hue, Sara García Mayo, Jessica Wilson, PoojaKanth,
Thank you for joining our publications as contributors. We look forward to your interesting stories. Please review the attached onboarding pack before submitting your stories, as it includes helpful information to get you started quickly. If you submit quality stories with captioned and copyright-free images, our editors can publish them faster. As a quick reminder, please particularly review the photo handling policy attached in the pack.
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Introducing your background in a story like the ones in this collection can be helpful to gain more visibility. Readers enjoy reading writer bios to learn more about their background. You may also check great stories in our featured collection from the last three days.
Recent Collections by ILLUMINATION
We believe you might find valuable and enjoyable pieces in the new collection and previous collections.
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Taylor Swift’s Awesome Lesson for Writers Christina Marie
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10 Life Hacks that Everyone Should Know Daniel Mesa
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No Sunshine on the Brightest Days Dima David Lozovsky
The Body Language That Tells All: The Hidden Meaning Domino Effect
What Does a Medium Writer Do When He Can’t Remember What He Was Going To Write About? Don Martin
Shifting Perspective Donna Maltz
3 Things to Do in 2022 to Increase Your Earnings, Your Success, and Your Enjoyment Douis Med, PhD
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How to leverage and keep the 13 benefits of Agile Eduardo Espinheira
Do You Have Time? Elaine Hilides
Is Mea Culpa Less About Me and More About You? Elaine Hilides
Have You Taken the Online Narcissism Test, Yet? EllenEastwood
Signs You’re Dealing With a Toxic Introvert Who’s Holding You from Uncovering Your Full Potential Fatima Mukhtar
Your Earnings Must Be Over $3.00 A Day Floyd Mori
Is It Better To Have the Surname of the Father, the Mother, or Both? Francesco Carrubba
Behold The Stunning Wild Kitty! Freda Savahl
Parents Never Stop Teaching From the Mountain ~ Stories & Photos of JD Adams
Mighty Warrior — My Friend Gary L Ellis
Who Are You As A Writer? Geri Spieler
What Is Trollope Method and How I Applied It as a Graduate Student Go Woojin
A Leadership Short — Outcomes or Trajectory? Greg Sweeney
Have You Chosen To Create Your Life Or Allow Destiny To Direct It? Gregory Reece-Smith
Early trade, Civilizations Disrupted Ibrahim John
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Do You Know This Amazingly Simple and Efficient Method for Making Group Decisions? Iris B. Stehn
Can You Create Products From a 7 Tips Article? Jeff Herring
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5 Routines That Enhance Your Creative Thinking Jessey Anthony
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The Archangels Talk About the Elements Jodie Helm
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We are ALL Teachers John Walter Raney 1st
The Multiversal Daydream Trap Johnny T Page
My 5 Golden Rules From Living Alone for 2 Years Justin Boyette
Kick Your Bucket List Kathleen Murphy
I Grew Up Poor Among Rich People, Here’s What I Learned Kramagne
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Be Known As A Great Conversationalist By Saying Less Mary V
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A Serendipitous Intersection Of Two Separate Worlds Michael Holford
Here’s What Helps Me on My Bad Days Mike Caprio
I Became a Medium Member; You Should Too Mike Toney-Hoffman
Win The War Against Resistance Mike X
Johnny Depp Has Stood Up For All The Victims of Abuse Mila
How To Fall Asleep Fast Using 4–7–8 Breathing Method Mofrad Muntasir
I don’t like my latest poem. It could justify abuse. MOIIN
Surfacing Mona S Gable
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My Eyes in your Head Nicola POWYS
The Biggest Mistake In New Relationships Nora
The Night the Devil Danced Through our Town Pam Winter
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Why Elon Musk Offered A Kid 5000$ To Delete His Twitter Prince Singh
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Hand-Picked Articles #88 Technology Hits
Traumatic Memories of Home Invasion by Thieves Dr Mehmet Yildiz
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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 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 the 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 created a new publication for YouTube enthusiasts who can display their videos on Medium. All writers are invited to submit their YouTube-related posts.
You may check the 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
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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 the Twitter handles of all editors. Here is a sample story by the Illumination YouTube Coordinator reflecting his Twitter experience.
Thanks to the Illumination YouTube Coordinator for creating this great video.
Invitation to New Writers
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