Featured Stories
Curated Collection #120
Chosen stories from experienced writers for avid readers
Dear Readers and Writers,
Today, we selected and compiled interesting stories out of hundreds of submissions published on Illumination to give you a delightful reading experience.
These engaging and informative pieces in the collection include multiple topics for your interest and enjoyment. Thank you for your feedback on the previous collections #118 and #119.
The purpose of daily curated lists 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 eight 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 would like 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. We believe you will find interesting stories from his collection.
You might check out the previous collections by Technology Hits at this link. ILLUMINATION editors keep 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.
Noël Bader, Ashley T, Dhallia, Izabelle Peterkin, Babs Ayandayo♟📊, Samantha Kemp-Jackson, William Whyte, Georgia Patrick, Santosh Venkataraman.
In the previous bulletin, we introduced the following writers who have already contributed to our publications. We hope you enjoy their stories.
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, Irtiza Khan Labib, Mrobiri, Gökhan Çakır, Lori K. Petrie.
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.
Dr Mehmet Yildiz, our chief editor, and owner of Illumination Integration Publications will send you an invitation to our Slack workspace via the email you registered in the application form. Joining Slack is optional and free for all members. If you cannot see publications, please contact Dr. Yildiz directly on Slack. Slack workspace has great benefits for writers. Currently, 11,500+ writers are members of Slack and collaborating in this moderated workspace. It is safer than social media as it is moderated by editors. For more info about our publications, you may check Illumination Blog.
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.
Featured Stories from ILLUMINATION Today
Transform Rejections into Blessings in Three Powerful Steps Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Anna Fixed Her Leaky Gut Naturally and Shed 50 Pounds in Five Steps Dr Mehmet Yildiz
What Really Motivated the Bourgeois Dutch to Charity Ellen Clardy, PhD
How Do Narcissists Convince Flying Monkeys to Do Outrageous Things for Them? Melissa Kalt, MD
If You Only Read Eight Twitter Threads in 2022, Read These Tim Denning
Aggression Isn’t the Answer, but It’s My Response Aasha Anna
The Not-Amber-Heard Diaries: Love, Depp, and Bed-Poop Adam James
Strands of silk Adeola Adeko
One Simple Way To Improve Your Productive Sleep Ainur Roviq
Blue Hydrangea America Zed⚡
Personal Growth is Not About Perfection Anaya Nosso
Breathe Less, it’s Important Andy Murphy
This one Thing Could be the Key to a Better Mind, Health and Nutrition Ange Dim
$500 for One Fiction Story — Competition ends May 31 Annie Wegner
Three side hustles for early risers: Some pay more than $100 per hour. Ashley T
Two Keys to Living Your Best (After)life Ashley Treadwell
The housing heist, the desire for generational wealth, and the great rip off -Part 2 Augustine Habenga
Investigation: Beware of These VPN Providers BB Studio
What Thinking Differently Can Do for You Bill Abbate
Why Budget When You Can Do This? Bill Abbate
The Uses Meditation to Improve Your Life. And Deal With Difficult Times. Blair Abee
The Dark Call of Greed Bob Metivier
How To Increase Your Income Potential | 4 Ways Bontinel
Conspiracy Theories Are Killing Us, But We Love It Brandon
The Earth Day Killer Brian Dickens Barrabee
Top 5 ways to save when buying a car in 2022 -Bright Bright Money
The One Skill You Can Use To Master Any Area of Your Life Carrie Kolar
How To Correct Your Weak Points (And Win At Life) Carrie Kolar
Is it Easy to Found a Healthcare Startup in Africa? Casimiro Designer
The Art of Knowing How To Leave César Alves
The Rhino Lady of Limpopo Province CFlisi
Why No One Wants To Read Your Article Charlene Erazo
Wolves vs Likes Creativemediumwriter
How to Actually Get Started Freelance Writing Dalia Y.
Ram Dass’s Quote About the Spiritual Path: Be the Captain of Your Ship David Gerken
Until the Light Comes Davidhollis
This Perpetual Dance of Life Divya Goswami
Take Little Steps to Leap Forward Don Simkovich, MA
Artificial Intelligence Is Changing the World Duane Michael
Three Tips to Eliminate Loose Skin Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Are You Driving in the Middle Lane? Elaine Hilides
The Miracle of Muscle Memory Elizabeth Emerald
7 Ways Becoming an Entrepreneur Saved Me. Elizabeth Loberg
If You’re Blogging Like This, You’re Doing It Wrong Elna Cain
The 1 Life Event I’m Still Trying to Understand Esther Ciganda
Suspicious Cell Phone Calls From Scammers Floyd Mori
Do You Want To Read 3 Amazing Stories? Here Are 3 Excellent People Francesco Carrubba
I Tried Ayahuasca and It Changed My Outlook On Life Georgia Calimeres
What Are The Top 5 Books To Expand My Mind? Gereon Wellmann ⚡
7 Mental Shifts About Success to Live a Meaningful Happy Life Ibrahim
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10 Ways to Make Money Writing Ingerul Pierdut
Affect Your Writing Career Every Day By Doing This Ira Robinson
Business, Transgender Women, Sports, Tools, Christmas, Royalty, and More Jacquelyn Lynn
Shouldn’t We Have Some Sympathy For Amber Heard? James Ssekamatte
What Will The “DGB” Really Do Now That Joe Biden’s Homeland Security Has A Policing Board For… Jason Morton
What Happens When You’re Given an Opportunity Before You Are Ready? Jeannette Seibly
Here’s How to Apply for Newsbreak’s $1,000 Grant Program Jennifer Geer
Nightmares After Reading Old Love Letters Jennifer M. Wilson
What You Need To Give Up To “Glow Up” Jennifer Thompson
No One Wants To Read This. Why? Jerry Pompilio
5 Powerful Reasons Why You Are Drifting Away from Your Partner Jessey Anthony
Can Anyone in the GOP Tell the Truth? John Worthington
This is How Leaders Can Adopt And Foster Cultural Quotients Joseph Godwin
Five Secret Tips To Make It Into Medium’s Exclusive 8% Club Kimberlee
It’s Not the End of The World, But It Still Sucks KL Simmons
Toxic Productivity & The Problem With The Hustle Culture Kramagne
Why Some People Will Remain Poor Kramagne
Prime Vs. Standard Amazon Prices Kristina Oberlander
Enhancing Your Writing Skills as a Learning Designer Liliana Nakamura
11 Simple Daily Habits That Will Add New Flavors to Your Life Lilit Voskanyan
An Asteroid Is Heading For Earth Liviu Roman
These are the Medium days May More
What Is The Reason For Russia’s Enmity With NATO? Mehedi Hasan Shawon
Why New Writers Should Stop Checking Their Stats And Do These Inside Mentoni
A Tale of Two Timelines Michael Holford
I’m Rewriting My Life Inside A Honda Civic Sedan Michelle Y. Kwak
I Can’t Give Up On Him Misty Rae
How to get around a 403 Forbidden Website Mohit Varikuti
Learn About the Many Uses of Lavender Oil Naheed Ali, MD, PhD
Bed Bugs Nassey Obiri
Blogging Tools I Love Nicole Dake
Escanor and Rita Nikolaos Skordlils
Yes, My Wife Is Obligated to Have Sex With Me Nour Alhakk
You Can Earn $1000 On Medium By Following These Ways! Oguz Bayata
3 Reasons My Amazon FBA Project Failed And How You Can Learn From It Owen Cusworth
Day 18: Depression And Dependence Pain Paul Neathery
How to Flirt With Women: 15 Mistakes Shy Guys Make and How to Fix Them Qasim Adam
Complete Example of Machine Learning Robert Shaneyfelt
How to Win in an Unfair World Robin Emery
Moving In Space — One Minute Poetry Roxanne Barbour
Don’t act like you know me S.P Sacker
Leave these 7 bad habits that are ruining your gorgeous skin! Saba
My War with Amazon KDP is Over Scott Kinkade
Imagine being the World’s Biggest Asshole Scott-Ryan Abt
This Promised to Ramp up My Love Life with Electricity and Passion Scribbling Lion
The ups and downs of life’s journeys Shameer Hasan
The World 5th Richest Man from India Shyamdeo Ranjan
Third Time Around Stacy Johnson
How to Create an Innovation Plan that Provides a Competitive Advantage Steve Sponseller
Hand-Picked Articles #90 Technology Hits
5 Simple Rules To Get in Shape Tony Angermann
Viewers are Claiming This Netflix Crime Drama to be the Most Disturbing Thing they’ve Ever Seen in… Udele Edward
The Big Bang Ulf Wolf
Pre-soaking is Essential Before Removing Stain Utpal Kumar
Why Start-Up Stories Are So Interesting. Waking Up Owls
Water Whisperer-Message on the Water Warren "Storyteller" Brown
What to Watch: “A Long Strange Trip” Wes Putnam
Why Choline Deficiency Matter and Critical Health Considerations Dr Mehmet Yildiz
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 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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