Featured Stories
Curated Collection #129
Chosen stories from experienced writers for avid readers
Dear Readers and Writers,
We are sorry for not posting curated collections for a few weeks due to a busy workload. Our priority is reviewing and publishing stories as fast as possible so that our writers start earning and readers enjoy their stories.
These collections are a bonus for our writers to reach out to a broader audience. Today, we selected a small number of interesting stories from many submissions (contributed by 15K writers) published on Illumination to give you a pleasant reading experience.
These engaging, educative, and informative pieces in the collection include multiple topics for your enjoyment.
We appreciated your feedback on the stories of previous collections loved by many readers. Your comments and reactions inspire writers to post great stories. Thank you for your support of our contributors.
Our aim is to give readers sample content published in our diverse and inclusive publication, ILLUMINATION on Medium.
We are grateful to publish our 129 collections this year including wonderful content from our inspiring storytellers.
ILLUMINATION Amplifier posted a hand-picked collection inducing beautiful stories earlier.
We remind all writers to check the updated photo handling policy as we still have problems.
Our chief editor Dr Mehmet Yildiz guided new writers to increase their views and reading times. He answered commonly asked questions.
Writing Challenges and Prompts
Prolific writers might consider joining these writing challenges to find new readers and increase their reading times.
100 Day Challenge For New Writers
1,000 Short Posts in 100 Days
Invitation To A Writing Challenge
By participating in these challenges you might increase the chance of becoming a top writer in three months. Dr. Yildiz provided guidance on this opportunity.
How to Become a Top Writer in Three Months on Medium
Besides, if one of your stories goes viral, you can earn a significant income. So it is a good idea to increase the chance of viral stories by following key rules. Dr Yildiz analyzed the viral stories and shared his findings.
What I Learned by Reviewing 100+ Viral Articles in 2021
We feature our prolific contributors to bring them, new readers. We will continue to introduce more writers soon.
You might check out their profile and selected stories.
Featured Writers
Meet Melinda Blau Melinda Blau
Meet Joan Gershman Joan Gershman
Meet Cliff Hightower: Cliff Hightower.
Meet Don Martin Don Martin.
Meet Dr. Gabriella Kőrösi on Medium Lady Dr. Gabriella Korosi
Let’s explore the stories of these writers and support them.
Writer Interviews
Recently we interviewed Lawson Wallace, Dr. Preeti Singh, and Keri Mangis.
An Interview with Lawson Wallace
Interview with Dr. Preeti Singh
Interview With Keri Mangis
You might check out more interviews conducted by Dr Mehmet Yildiz in the attached collection.
If you want to be interviewed, you can contact Dr. Yildiz on Illumination Slack workspace.
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.
Using various approaches and tools, our editors enjoy amplifying our writers’ informative, engaging, and exciting content.
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
We are grateful to Technology Hits added new writers during the week.
Let’s welcome new writers who joined our publications today.
vegxcodes, Teddie Voss, Poorva Misra-Miller, Colin Rosales, Mark Suroviec, M. Ed., Federblicke, Marcopastore, Kristin Austin, Ryan Frost, Mustafa Khairalla, Ruth M, Hamson Cheng, Marlene A Hibbard, Ashleigh Bonner, NenadM, Crypto Auto, Claudia Ciobanu, Harold De Gauche.
We look forward to fresh stories from these writers to delight our readers.
New writers, please review our new image policy.
Let’s give these writers who joined us recently support.
We are pleased that some of these writers have started posting.
Saleshni Cook, Doubbleconsciousness (2 b’s), Emily Forman, Sophie | Metaart.Marketing, Dominika Vasova, Tracy Davis, Adah, Gray Stanback, Gray Stanback, Margarita Groisman, Anne Skyvington, Doubbleconsciousness (2 b’s), Garv Chawla, Suzie Alexander, Thomas Strider, Antonio Parente Jr, Harmony S, Katrine Tjoelsen, Lori Armstrong, Jomar Fonseca, Khushi Gupta, Adithya L Narayanan, Jocelyn Gerard, Opola, Timpoa, Rozel Chang, Jussi Luukkonen, 笨小孩, K. Alan Dawson, Jean Bay Wiley, Sophia Metrakos, ControlYourMind, Elyn, Elena dL, Sofia Hoyos, Tiana Pongs, Shimon Brathwaite, Prahalad Rajkumar, Raj Ashar, Yasas Sandeepa, Mats Larsson, Rangga Aditiya Saputra, Misha Malik, Mehreennagi, H.O. Meath, J. Andrew, The Imposter, M.D., Alex Blackmeer, Toby Peart, James White, InsiderCyborg, Govind Narasimhan, Caitlin van Wyk, Gustavo Gallina, Levente, Liz H, Vedant Dwivedi, Rishabh Sharma, Avey En, Patricia LeBlanc, Tamara Vázquez, Jenay Zapp, Ekaterine Lolashvili, Maria Gadileys, Hanry Davies, Rahul Kapoor, Prabhank Sarwaikar, T. Nichol, Rachel Z., Emmanuel Nwaka, Claudiu, Monique’s Tarot 🦋, Maria Ajmal, Maria Ajmal, Christa Kiesling, Dylan Oh, Aditi Rishi, slashdotted, Richardwachara, KC Pascua, Heather Paz.
Some writers couldn’t see publications in their profiles, so we added them again. We hope all writers can see them now. Sometimes glitches happen beyond our control. Sorry for the inconvenience!
Onboarding Pack for New Writers
Thank you for joining our journey. 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. Please contact Dr. Yildiz directly on Slack if you cannot see publications. Slack workspace has excellent benefits for writers. Currently, around 12,800 writers are members of Slack and collaborating in this moderated workspace.
Slack is safer than social media as editors moderate it. For more info about our publications, you may check Illumination Blog.
Some applicants forgot to add their Medium ID when applying. Therefore, we couldn’t give them writer access.
If you see this message, please re-apply with a link to your Medium account or a link to one of your stories so that we can find you. Just your name is not enough as there are multiple people with the same name.
Introducing your background in a story like the ones in this collection can be helpful in gaining more visibility. Readers enjoy reading writer bios to learn more about their background. Y
ou may also check out great stories in our featured collection from the last three days. We believe you might find valuable and enjoyable pieces in the new and previous collections.
Recent Collections by ILLUMINATION
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Top Writer Tim Denning Says, “It’s The Feature I Love Most on Medium” David Ferrers
My 1987 Ralph Waldo Emerson Yearbook Quote Took Years for me to Follow David Gerken
We’ve All Done Things We Regret But There’s a Way We Can Permanently Move On Ayodeji Awosika
Radical Reformation of Church Governance Contributed to the Bourgeois Revaluation Ellen Clardy, PhD
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6 Major Ideals Our Society Needs To Unlearn Aarti Tailor
6 Major Ideals Our Society Needs To Unlearn
It’s time to break these traditional mindsets
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Let’s Print More Money Alex Bentley
Garmin Connect — Inflated Training Load Alex Günsberg
The Average Mass in the Milky Way Galaxy. Andra Forbes
My Greatest Achievement Is A Tree Annelise Lords
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Why It’s Important to Get Over Yourself Bill Abbate
Seven Mistakes to Avoid When Losing Fat Dr Mehmet Yildiz
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What Kind of Gardener are You? Brooke Ramey Nelson
Earning Money On Pinterest? With The Creator Fund, You Can Bryan Dijkhuizen
Earning Money On Pinterest? With The Creator Fund, You Can
This might be your opportunity
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Everything Is Better With Guns, Guns Aren’t the Problem Burk
I’m Afraid I May Have Fallen Victim To An Online Phishing Scam C. Dorian Carlone
7 Reasons I’m Sick Of Living In The United States Camille Prairie
How To Overcome Addictions Carlos Jeronimo
The Making of Adult Friendships Carolyn Bertolino
Don’t Follow Neurotypical Rules If They Conflict With Your Own Values Catherine Londero
A Hot Day in Vietnam, a 19-Year-Old Stepped on a Landmine Cathy Chapman, PhD
The Secret on Medium That No One is Telling You Cliff Hightower
I’m Catching Up With Myself Colleen Sheehy Orme
5 Ways To Be A More Ethical Consumer Corine Hilda
A common and very costly mistake among local business owners Creativemediumwriter
Someone Is Updating The “Mass- Shootings” Page On Wikipedia Cristina Comunian
About Last Night Daniel Barry
Hybrid Schedules: The Wrong Controversy Dave Smith
What is Wrong with My Rugby League Team? DC Crawford
Goodbye To My Best Friend DearLove
An Emotional Encounter With Whales in the Water Deborah Camp
How To Gain 300 Followers in Less Than a Month Dennis De Silva
Texting is the New E-mail Don Martin
Politicians who declare that they are pro-life must be held accountable for protecting all life. Dr. Deborah M. Vereen-Family Engagement Influencer
How To Love Monday Mornings Eduard Sebastian
Why You Don’t Have to Hide Your Vulnerability Elaine Hilides
Two-Months’ Backlog of Replies Elizabeth Emerald
9 Ways that Thriving in Life is More than Just Getting things Done Elizabeth Loberg
Why Season 4 of ‘Stranger Things’ Is the Worst Season so Far Elizaveta Semenova
Why Are We So Uncomfortable With Reality? Elle C.
How Foreign Languages Influence Our Moral Judgments Elvira Yuzbay
5 Common Signs of Adult ADHD Emmalina Alessandrya
James Clear’s Simple 5 Step Process for Succeeding at Anything Eugene Adams
How To Enrich Your Life By Having Four Careers Fahri Karakas
Why Fasting and Exercise Might Help Us Live Healthier and Longer Dr Mehmet Yildiz
How to Cultivate A Right Perception of Your Obstacles Felix Adeoye
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HOW TO LEVERAGE THE POWER OF CHOICE
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The Revolution Will Be Televised… From the Mountain ~ Stories & Photos of JD Adams
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Wind Talker George Lamptey
Radical Simplicity: Gandhi’s Cure For Industrial Civilization George Ochsenfeld
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Creative NonFiction-The Most Misunderstood Genre Geri Spieler
The Top 10 Skills You Should Have Before 25 Growth Lodge
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When a boy wakes on his 18th birthday and thinks himself a man on a mission Harry Hogg
Top 8 Tips to Help Improve Your Leadership Skills Hidayatullah
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Are You Sick And Tired Of Being Sick And Tired? James Boylan
Four Strategies for Finding Your Inner Peace Janice Eastman
Why I see “Return to Work” a great deal? Jaysankar D Talukdar
The Recession We Need Is Coming Jeremy Lipzinski
The Fascist Theocracy of the MAGA Cult and the Coming Redneck Revolution John Worthington
Jesus weeps for America Jonny Masters
Write Drunk, Edit Sober Joseph Atzinger
Let Hope Hold Sway In Our Heart Josephine Crispin
When You Can’t Get Out of Bed Josie P. Julius
Is Love the Fabric of the Universe? Julia Blum
The Science Of Learning About Everything And Not Knowing Anything Katherine Myrestad
What am I reading? Kaushik Trivedi
On My Honor — Do You Believe in Destiny? Kelly Aluna Martone
How Social Media affects Your Brain… Keyshawn Shaahid
4 Things you Learned in 1st Grade that are Still Making your Life Miserable Kim Baker
Where Has Our Sense of Community Gone? Kit Campoy
2 Useful Tips To Improve Relationships From A Male Perspective Kumayl Walji MSc
Publishing in a Large Magazine Requires Hard Work & Polished Skill Kurt Dillon
I Deleted All the Games from My Phone, Now I Write and Submit Two Articles a Day Lawson Wallace
So You Received 100 Followers. What’s Next? Le Voir N. Lewis
How Do You React to the Unexpected? Lillian Esther
A Trigger Warning for Autism? Great, Perpetuate the “Tragedy” Lorrae - Loving My AUTISTRY
5 Tips for Making Friends As An Adult Lovelyn B.
5 More Books I Want to Read in 2022 Marie Kester
Surreal Crossed Lines Markus Scorelius
I Want Medium to be a full-time job Marta Henriques
Calling All Creatives Who Are Stuck, Tired of Procrastinating, and Unsure of Your Next Steps Mary Gallagher
Even When You’ve Had a Great Trip from There to Here, Re-Entry Sucks! Melinda Blau
Snowflake Nation Michelle Teheux
These School Shooting Stats Shocked Me Mike Lewis
How To Have Courage Mira Lucas
The Zero Effort Method You Need to Quit Shopping Addiction Mona Lazar
Results From My First Two Months On Medium Morgan Blair
Dry Socket: An Ode Niall Stewart
Maybe Nicole Barden
Do You Want to Use Affiliate Marketing to Sell Your E-book? Nicole Dake
A Story of Symbiosis Nina Vinot
I Use This Quote for My Writing Career Noah Nelson
Is “18” the Age of Adulthood? Nour Alhakk
What’s Wrong with Us Humans? Øivind H. Solheim
Top Writing Techniques for 2023 Opal A Roszell
How Developing My Own Interests Helped Me to Overcome Co-Dependency Orla K.
The Reason My Daughter Hates Girls’ Clothes Stunned Me Ossiana Tepfenhart
I Want to Be Amish for a Week Pam Winter
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Throw Your Goals in the Bin — Use Filters Instead Pete Ross
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Camouflaged Killer- Is Your Insecurity Destroying Your Relationships Rick Bartrand
Why Your ‘Six Months’ Will Never Come S M Mamunur Rahman
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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 for New Writers
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 — Twitter
Dr Mehmet Yildiz, chief editor, encouraged editors to join Twitter. His Twitter handle is https://twitter.com/digitalmehmet. He tweets stories that he reads daily to amplify them. 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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