Featured Stories
Curated Collection #136
Chosen stories from experienced writers for avid readers
Dear Readers and Writers,
ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications are diverse and inclusive, supporting 19K+ writers. Our goal is to give curated reading options to valued readers and to help the writers build their audience by creating visibility for their profiles and stories. We also blog about our curated lists.
We encourage collaboration via our Slack Workspace by cross-pollinating all levels of writers with readers of many topics.
It has been a while since we sent our curated collection. We are sorry for not being able to post a daily curated list for the last two months. Our editorial team had a significant backlog in our publishing queue.
However, thanks to the support of many volunteer editors, we defeated the backlog. We finally managed to reduce it to a manageable size with extra efforts from additional editors putting in extra hours. We had to juggle daily.
Fortunately, the ILLUMINATION Amplifier team keeps selecting stories from our curated collections to create daily visibility of well-written and informative stories. Here is the recent one to delight our readers and writers.
We believe you will enjoy this new collection full of enjoyable and informative stories.
For new contributors, our publications support all levels of writers, from the most accomplished to beginners, to create collaboration and synergy on this platform. Beginners gradually improve their skills by learning from the experience of accomplished writers.
We don’t censor content as long as your stories meet Medium rules. Our rules are stated in the following policies.
Sample Collections for New Readers
Here are the links to the recent collections for those who missed them:
Sample collections posted by ILLUMINATION main.
Curated Collection #133, Curated Collection #132, Curated Collection #131, Curated Collection #130, Curated Collection #129, Curated Collection #128.
Sample collections posted by ILLUMINATION-Curator.
ILLUMINATION Reading Club, Curated Book Chapters of Illumination #01, Outstanding Stories — Volume 86, Outstanding Stories — Volume 87, Outstanding Stories — Volume 88, Outstanding Stories — Volume 89, Outstanding Stories — Volume 90, Outstanding Stories — Volume 91.
Sample collections posted by ILLUMINATION Amplifier.
Hand-Picked Articles #182, Hand-Picked Articles #183, Hand-Picked Articles #184, Hand-Picked Articles #185, Hand-Picked Articles #186, Hand-Picked Articles #187, Hand-Picked Articles #188, Hand-Picked Articles #189, Hand-Picked Articles #190, Hand-Picked Articles #191, Hand-Picked Articles #192, Hand-Picked Articles #193, Hand-Picked Articles #194, Hand-Picked Articles #199, Hand-Picked Articles #200, Hand-Picked Articles #202
Since last month we have also introduced several writers. You may check their profiles and explore their sample stories. Here are a few examples. If you are a regular writer and want to be featured, please contact our chief editor on Slack.
A Brief Introduction to Mark Sanford, Ph.D. Mark Sanford, Ph.D.
Chosen Stories from Sufyan Maan’s on Medium Sufyan Maan, M.Eng
Meet Don Martin: A businessman and a writer on Medium Don Martin
New Writer Communication
Based on feedback from readers, we added new writer introductions and writing-related articles to the end of the collection. This post serves both readers and writers as a communication tool. The critical requirement for new writers is to review Master Copy: Onboarding New Writers.
Readers might search for their favorite writer by pressing the Ctr+F key in the keyword or search tool in the browser.
Illumination Integrated Publications include ILLUMINATION, ILLUMINATION-Curated, ILLUMINATION’ S MIRROR, ILLUMINATION Book Chapters, Technology Hits, SYNERGY, Readers Hope, Illumination on YouTube, Illumination Gaming, ILLUMINATION’s Blog, and the personal publication of our chief editor EUPHORIA.
Updates on Stats
Last month we informed that Medium removed chosen for further distribution label from stories in an article titled Is Further Distribution on Medium, RIP? We Have No Clarity Yet.
Dr. Yildiz shared his initial thoughts in a story highlighting declined stats. However, he informed us that there was a slight improvement.
We hope it improves. Let’s remain optimistic and keep posting our best stories.
Featured Stories from ILLUMINATION Today
Today, we curated engaging stories that cover a range of topics from the thousands of submissions (posted by 19K+ writers) published on Illumination to make your reading experience enjoyable. You might find many interesting stories from our regular writers in this collection.
7 Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Diseases and How to Tackle Them with Lifestyle Choices Dr Mehmet Yildiz
The Unfair Truth About How Contrarians (Really) Succeed Tim Denning
Deepen Your Spiritual Practice by Transcending Language David Gerken
7 Phrases That Rob You of Your Power and Make You Mentally Weak Ayodeji Awosika
I Interviewed Medium’s New CEO. Here’s What He Shared About His Plans for the Future. Sinem Günel
Outdated Thinking Examples That Hold America Back (According to My European Husband) Anastasia Frugaard
Dear Grandchildren 1,000 Years Hence Christyl Rivers, Phd.
How Our Society And Addiction Is Connected? Dr. Gabriella Korosi
Beyond Ourselves Cedric Johnson, PhD
Escape the Tyranny of Mistaken Ideas Mark Sanford, Ph.D.
Absent Dad: A Father’s Day Tear Arlo Hennings, Ph.D.
A Glimpse at Family Engagement in Education Dr. Deborah M. Vereen-Family Engagement Influencer
One Amazingly Simple Way to Tell Your Ex Is a Narcissist Melissa Kalt, MD
Reading the Bible in a Year Has Not Been Conducive to Spiritual Growth Cathy Chapman, PhD
Establishing Utopian America Qadir Abdus-Sabur, Ph.D.
5 Steps to Effective Decision Making in the Face of Analysis Paralysis Dr. Cort Dorn-Medeiros
A Distant Train Horn Changed My Perspective Douglas Giles, PhD
The Hypocrisy Of Modern Democracy Dr. ADAM TABRIZ
When Solo Traveler Misses An International Flight Dr. Preeti Singh
6 Ways to Develop an Attitude of Gratitude Now Dr. Tracy Davis
The Hidden Beauty of the Romanticism that is Serving for Ages Tara Desai PhD
Why We Need a Supportive Government not a Predatory One Ellen Clardy, PhD
Learn to Embrace Change and You’ll Turn Your Life Around Kristie Leong M.D.
SOLO — 10 Years in Bali (book release) Arlo Hennings, Ph.D.
Survival Depends on Community Resilience Dr John Frederick Rose
Family, Slavery, and Reconciliation Mark Suroviec, M. Ed.
A Warm Invitation to Join Illumination Gaming Publication on Medium Aiden (Illumination Gaming)
The Writing Habits That Impress Editors George J. Ziogas
“You’re Everything To Me” is a Warning You’re Walking Down a Dead End Road Rebecca Romanelli
How Writers and Bloggers Transition to Become Published Authors ILLUMINATION-Curator
Why I Quit Twitter After Gaining 120,000 Followers Gareth Willey
Wakanda Forever De-Centers Whiteness and Revalorizes Blackness Rebecca Stevens A.
4 Basic Tips — To Prevent Muscle Injuries — In Sport Prashanth Panta
Stop Tolerating The Bare Minimum Above The Middle
We already live in Mad Max, but we don’t know it. Alejandro Orradre
1 Simple Quote That Changed the Way I Make Decisions Alice Christine
Attachment Styles 101: Getting Out of A Toxic Relationship And Into A Healthy One Alisha Nagi
Gin and Tonic and a Wooden Box Adam Schmideg
The Chef Doctor Alize Henry
How Can an INTP Be Happy? — A Letter to My 20-Year-Old INTP Self. Alvin T.
Unknown the Verse Amy Christie
Next for Twitter: Elon Musk Announces Long-Form Text and Monetization Jennifer Geer
Why Do You Need to Be Silent? Ana Strucic
This is Why You Will Never Be Successful. Sincerely, Your Mental Health Counselor. Andrea Duran
Beat Constipation, Eliminate Bloating and Get Flatter Abs With this Drink Ange Dim
How Medium Highlights Inspire My Social Media Posts (With a Little Help From Zapier) Anna Burgess Yang
Boost Fat Burning with Seven Customizable Principles and Healthy Lifestyle Habits. Dr Mehmet Yildiz
We’ve All Let Shallow Beliefs Keep Us Single Annie Wegner
A Lone Flower A.H. Mehr
I Attempt to Solve a Problem of the New Writers with a Bit of Humor on YouTube and TikTok. Aiden (Illumination Gaming)
5 Habits Of Mentally Healthy People Aarti Tailor
5 Habits Of Mentally Healthy People
Habits that anyone can practice if we choose to do so
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Beware of the Ones Who Pressure You to Move on April Moons
America I Still Love You Araci Almeida
New Writers: Need 100 Followers? — Here’s Tips on How to Get Them Amarie M.
Valentino On The Spanish Steps — The Beginning Of The End? Belcairn
Why The Stock Market Will Return To Positive Growth Ben Tucker
3 Reasons Pruning Makes a Difference Bev Garcia
Here’s How You Can Become Rich Right Now (Seriously) Biliz Maharjan
Yes, You Are a Born Leader! Bill Abbate
Artificial Intelligence AI Bogdan Mtn
The gap left in society by religion, and it’s consequences BothSides
What Good Does Activism Do? Bruce S. Noll, CPC.
Zeus’ Appearance In ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ Starts a New Niche of Superhero Movies Bryan Dijkhuizen
The power of words and how they can improve your life Bryce Barrows
Warning: Social Media Can Damage Your Health Carel Kolchinski
My Friend’s Partner Was Asexual Carolyn Light
I’m Done With the Office — And a Recession Won’t Change That Catherine McNally
Now Is The Time For You To Know 6 Signs That Your Productivity Is Down Nuno Campos
What’s Your Story? Cathy Joseph
Looking For A Balance In My Life Chasing Dreams
The Power of Paradox Christina Sophia
Starting your copywriting job? Claudia Ciobanu
Are You Afraid to Chase Your Dream? Colleen Sheehy Orme
Removing Traitors from the Names of American Military Bases Daniel McIntosh
When the Invisible Child Becomes an Adult Denise Hedley
What Your Most Used Phone Apps Say About You Didi Orajiaku
What Your Most Used Phone Apps Say About You
Response to Blessing Oluchukwu Awamba prompt
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COVID Ruined Your Child and the Lives of Young Adults Tom Handy
I Was Lucky Enough to Be on The “Easy” Side of The Table Dimitra Manta
Seven Fires Add to Woes of Jackson, Mississippi EP McKnight, MEd
The Truth Hurts Divina Grey
Dealing With Anxiety In Today’s Turbulent World Donna Maltz
Here Is How I Defeated Chronic Inflammation via 9 Lifestyle Habits. Dr Mehmet Yildiz
I Am In The Phase Of Knowing Myself Better Drashti Shroff
Are Your Thoughts Really Your Thoughts? Elaine Hilides
You Are Not Broken Elena dL
The $64,000 Question Elizabeth Emerald
Do 50+ Men Have A Future? Jussi Luukkonen, MBA
Seven Habits You Are Unaware of As a Deeply Depressed Person Ella Ann
A Statistical Analysis of Salaries by Bristol Myers Squibb and Fulcroom Inc. Ely Hahami
Pro-Life or Anti-Choice Emma Granha piati
A Quote from Rumi That Can Catapult You to Success Without Struggle Emmanuel A. Anderson
Why Would Teenagers Attack An Old Man? Floyd Mori
Ten Levels Up George Lamptey
Why You Should Enter Writing Competitions Geri Spieler
I Am NOT My Hair Glodean Champion
Notes and Pictures from Chicago Trip Gokhan Yalcuk
3 Life Situations When You Should be Heedful of Hari Sudhan
Metaphors and Stories as Hypnotic Communication Harry Stefanakis
What Herbal Remedy Is Used For A Headache? Heaven's Healthy Healing
4 Different Fasting Protocols And Which Is Best For You Hello100
How Listening to Affirmations Made Me Wealthy High Time Anonymous
Hand-Picked Articles #139 ILLUMINATION Amplifier
‘Read for Read’ Club | List 139 Indigo
My Five-Star Experience Jairam R Prabhu
Spirituality and How to Actually Obtain Divine Inspiration James Boylan
I Survived And Now I Listen To The Universe Janie Emaus
Identifying Your Perfect Career JaseDMF
How to Fight For the Life You Want to Live (Even If You’ve Been Knocked Down More Times Than You… Jason D Cooper
When Feeling Like An “Ass” Might Mean You’re Doing Someone A Favor Jason Morton
How to Prevent the Need to Rescind Job Offers Jeannette Seibly
The Yellow Hibiscus Chapter 82 on Illumination Book Chapters Annelise Lords
How to Turn One Article into 11 Articles Jeff the Content Profit Coach
3 Stories I Never Thought Could Exceed 10 Fans Francesco Carrubba
7 Ways to Practice Relationship Self-Care to Improve Your Life Jelena Kollmann
The Grinding Terror of Debt Jennifer Pierce
Sunday — 3 Simple Ways to Kick-back, Relax, & Overcome The Ego Jeremiah Givens
3 Signs You’re Learning to Own Your Happiness Deon Ashleigh
9 reasons why you need email marketing to make money Jerry Keszka
5 Rare Qualities to know a Genuine Person Jessey Anthony
The 4 Toltecs Principles That Will Lead You to a Much Easier Life Gaby Spadaro
Has Writing Been Your Best Friend, Worst Enemy Or A Mixture Of Both? KL Simmons
The Mommy Effect: Did You Lose Your Identity After You Had Kids? Jessica Rabel
TIPS ON PUMPING GAS! Joan Didak
The Sum of All Your Experiences Make You Desirable John Cunningham
How To Peacefully Settle a Land Dispute John Teehan
Where Is My Data Going? Joshua Reed
CHINA’S BANK RUNS. JULIAN GRACIANO NUNEZ
4 Hard Skills That Pay off Forever Justin Boyette
Pro-Life Gynecologist: Liar, Idiot, or Monster Karen Remick
3 Ways to Grab a Man’s Appetite and Make Him More and More Addicted to You Karl Walker
‘Chi’ — That Which Gives Life Gary Nelson
How do you create a life of meaning? Kelly Robinson
My First Time Going Viral Kevin Viani
You Should Be Your Savior, Not Your Religion Khadejah
A 30-Year-Old Mystery About Freedom Finally Solved Kim Baker
Republican Policies and Methodologies Explained in Two Minutes, Including Pictures Kimberlee Jakobe
Self help for the seriously injured Kristin Austin
Why Sylvester Stallone Once Sold His Beloved Dog For $50 Kristina God
How Safe Is DNA Research? L. E. Langner
The Best Decision That Has Strengthened Awareness Lalitha Brahma
A Slime-Ball Threatened to Put Me in the Hospital Lawson Wallace
Toxic Friends Envy Your Success For These 3 Reasons Growth Lodge
Who Gave You Permission to Grow Up? Le Voir N. Lewis
My Life Has Changed Forever Levente
Puerto Rico: A (VERY) Quick Backpacker Guide With Not-So-Obvious Stuff Levi Borba
The Race I May Have Lost Linda Osipow ~ Crazy, Almost Old Farm Wife
Top differences between healthcare in Spain vs the US Livia Dabs RN,MSc
Thoughts Are Real Things Liza Carver
10 Tips to Manage Your Perfectionism Luay Rahil
Fake, Flake, Flatter, and Follow Harry Hogg
It Was Minutes Ago… M. A. Neeper
If You Are A New Writer On Medium, I Want to Promote Your Work! M. Elizabeth Blair
Road to 200 followers Manoj Ahirwar
What People Get Wrong About Egg Donation Mar Riney
Is It Realistic To Retire Off Dividend Income? Marcus Tan
7 Self Care Tips You Need To Start Doing Today To Improve Mental Clarity Marichelle E. Urquico
Gust America Zed⚡
The Life of an Artist Marsha Hamby Savage
I love reading other people’s Medium Earnings Marta Henriques
What To Do When Your Spirit Has Been Buried Mary Liga
Live and Laugh with Dementia: What’s the time? Maryanne Marsters
Are Cryptocurrencies the Future? — A Comparison with Past Experiments Mats Larsson
3 Ways To Achieve Lasting Results Matthew Kerridge
California’s Screamin’ (For Water) Arthur Keith
When My Feet Touch The Ground Michael Holford
When My Feet Touch The Ground
Jim Jacobson Arrives In New York To His Own New World Order
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The Abortion Debate | All Arguments and Responses 🌬Michael Puleo
How to Bring More Light into These Dark Times Michele Thill
Courting By Computer After 16 Years Of Marriage Michelle Teheux
Do you hate difficult conversations? Midori by the Sea
Wearing Reading Glasses Deteriorates My Eyesight — and Maybe Yours as Well Mike Lewis
Rising Beyond the Abuse with Partners in Men’s Health Mila
Sexual Anorexia — Yeah, It’s a Thing Bridget Stella Ruxton Wilson
Unkept Promises Misha Malik
Elon Musk Is Pulling Out of Twitter Deal — Should He Be Allowed? Mofrad Muntasir
The best advice I ever got Moira Shepard
Lose Weight Fast, Eat All the Carbs You Want Mona Lazar
What If They’re All Basically OK? Remington Write
This Might Be the Reason Why You’re Not Going Viral Daniel Mesa
My Unsent Letters Monomit Bhowmik
Waves of Calm Bridget Webber
The Self-employed’s Guide To Getting 70% Of Your Day’s Work Done In Three Hours Moreno Zugaro
8 Painfully Honest Lessons That Bring You On a Journey Beyond Yourself Mr. Harsh Truth 🧠
Can You Choose to Be Content? Murtaza Ali
Some Pro Tips to Succeed 9 Times Faster As a Budding Writer Desiree Driesenaar
When the sun shall die N. A. Kazi
When People Stand Up to Say, “We Do Not Want Your Cake — We Want Our Bread” Neera Handa Dr
Rexall’s remedy for the music blahs Noel Holston
Trip from Åsleite to Samlen Øivind H. Solheim
Marriage Is Impacted By Birth Order Pamela Oglesby
Being Broken is just the beginning Patience Hunter
One Word Understood by Speakers of Any Language in The World Elvira Yuzbay
Prime Day, the Day Pierre Matile
Back From the Beach Pierre. Autistic & proud.
Making Ten Years Count Posy Churchgate - Writes & Edits Fiction
I Took A Break From Writing. Here Is What Happened Prince Verma
The Lion With A Big Shadow Rachel Irene Wilke
The Gates of Hell Ramblings of a Neurodivergent Mind
3 major roadblocks preventing you from being consistent Reeta
5 things to do in a job interview to almost guarantee getting hired Richard White
Are You Trying to Live A Healthy Life, Lose Fat, and Build Muscle, But Your Body and Mind Are… Rob Hourmont
The Smile Challenge Robin Emery
Here’s Why and How I Meditate Every Eight Hours for Decades. Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Martians Escaping — One Minute Poetry Roxanne Barbour
How I reached 100 Followers on Medium in 2 weeks RozzeBud ♎️
The Hidden Force that Controls How Businesses Run Sam Schreim
A New Life Sarah Jean
Record-Setting Views During My Laziest Ten Days on Medium Sarah Willey
A Chance For You To Try Human Meat Shamar M
I Visited My Old Job; Here Are 5 Reasons Why Working For Someone Else Sucks Shea Hulse
9 Steps a Business Owner Should Take Prior to Establishing Business Credit Sherrell Riley
Top 5 Highest Paying Side Hustles on the Internet Shu Hasegawa
Top 5 Highest Paying Side Hustles on the Internet
Maximizing your side hustling potential
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3 Profitable Side-Hustle Ideas You Never Hear About Simple Research
Earth will lose 1,000 animals to extinction! slashdotted
Dear Self, Stacey Lynn Klug
Forget About Dreams. Let’s Talk About Goals. Sudarsan Karki-SuperSudar
Forget About Dreams. Let’s Talk About Goals.
My July Goals and How I Plan To Achieve Them
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Juicy Watermelon Recipes Teressa P.
Be The Hero Of Your Story Thesilkroads
Do You Like Your Previous Self? Utpal Kumar
Flowers for His Queen Ilis Trudie Palmer
How to Turn the Water You Drink Into a Magic Potion Valerio
The Tradition Of Violence In Russian Society Veronika Kaufmann
What makes People SUCCESSFUL — Pure Luck versus Unfair Advantages? Vic Danh
Check Out This Insane VR Room Aiden (Illumination Gaming)
Why Evernote Is Worth A Second Chance — 4 Compelling Features wordsmithwriter
2 Quora Spaces Averaging 659.9K Views And 1.1K Followers Per WEEK Now Multiply That By 128! Deon Christie
Pokemon birds and their real-life counterparts Zuzanna Żak
Battletoads on NES. Don’t Play the Cartridge, Play on Emulator. Rodney McGill
Why It Is Imperative To Encourage the Entrepreneurial Mindset Zain
Here’s How to Manage 6 Triggering or Aggravating Factors for Metabolic/ Mental Health Disorders Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Samples from ILLUMINATION Amplifier
Thank you for reading these great stories. We look forward to your feedback.
Welcome New Writers Joining Us This Week
Let’s explore their stories and engage with them meaningfully. Support and collaboration are wonderful acts on Medium.
Danielle Morsberger, Nathaniel Mellor, Akemi Sagawa, G. Hobson Goff III, Nimra Khalid, Ross McWaters, Annalisa Filippi, Prasannapipare, Lisa Liang, Instant Make Money, Lisa Renard-Spicer, Rosie Stott, Nardine Eldalil, Just Jake, CyberSec Weekly, mg aaron, Agarwalpurav, Matthew Curtin, Dawn Ulmer, Stephenie Magister ✨, Chris Watson, Tariq Munir, Janet Chui, Mónica Esgueva, Jenna Tidd, Thomas James, Zeraton, Ahmed Okasha, Zoya Marinova, Veronica Llorca-Smith 💎, Kelvin Winter, Suzanna Quintana, Suzanna Quintana, Mitch Peterson, Joyce Nielsen, Monica Ray, Sam Naji, Shae Eloise Lamond, Mani Pathak, Hepza Hart, Lucía, Dave Smith, Simon The Fourteen, Elena Sanchez, Deon Christie, Stefan Pircalabu, Brontë, Malini, Daily Life Escapism, Jonathan R Lovins, Savannah Carreno, Chuck Frey, John Barr, Andrea O’Ferrall, Brett Jenae Tomlin, Jon Torrey, Anna Itzel Cazita, Francis Laleman, Giovanni Zúñiga, Claire Adams, John Crossman, Enda, Hakeem Gunn, Benjamin Marie, Euri Giles | Clareifi, Hernán Bueso, Mark Goblowsky, The Black Working Woman, Cherise Green, Jody Alyn, Prati Kaufman, Kshitij Gaikar, Amani I., Preethi Saravanakumar, Dave Chaimson, Salima Saxton, Hugo Rayne, Patrick Testa, David Castro Piñol, Mike G, Melissa Gray, Kenney Jones, Chris O, Paradigmshftr, Séverin Makengo, Patrick Crawford, Del, Ines Tavares, Hawwa M., Ashley Walker, Nix Noir, Dennis Hester, Michaela DG, Selbi Briggs, Caspar Mahoney, Laura B., Pacifica Goddard, Edoardo Romani, Ras Vasilisin, G. Covolo, Lize Richmond, Thomas Allen Moon, Goddess Matula, Haley Hougardy, Alexander, Irene Chu, Ivy Marie L, Arvind Telharkar, Kayla Hicks, Wennhaywood, Kai, Jeloze Ali, Christa Brian, Konner Blunt, Amy Liu, BK Johnsen, MaryClare StFrancis, M.A., Julie Gaeta, Colin Taisey, Susie Arnett, Robert G. Longpré, Gioia Dalosso, Aisha Ibrahim (ZP), Liz Hunt, Deon Christie, Maha Ahmed, Ibrahim Ali, Ram Musfi, Carolina Smith, Dennis Hester, Michele Cambardella, Yvens Serpa, Mariana Carvalho, Elias K, Glyn Bawden, AJN.
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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 multiple people have the same name.
Introducing your background in a story like the ones in this collection can help you gain more visibility. Readers enjoy reading writer bios to learn more about their background.
You 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.
Writing Challenges and Prompts for Contributors
Our prolific contributors 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
Writing Challenge Celebration
Participating in these challenges 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
What I Learned by Reviewing 100+ Viral Articles in 2021
How to Write Content Guaranteed to Get Views and Reads
Update on Featuring Contributors of ILLUMINATION
Collaboration and cross-pollination is our goal to bring writers and readers to one place. We are a diverse and inclusive reading and writing community on Medium. Our publications support 16,500 writers.
We offer additional support to our writers via Illumination Slack Workspace, where writers safely communicate and share story links. Currently, our Slack group has 13,800+ members.
In addition, ILLUMINATION editors feature our writers and their content in the story and interview format.
Interviews with Writers
Dr Mehmet Yildiz, our chief editor, also interviews published authors and many writers contributing to our publications. You might check out interviewed writers in this collection.
Links to Curated Collections
You may also check our curated collections posted by ILLUMINATION, ILLUMINATION-Curator, and ILLUMINATION Amplifier.
You might check out the previous collections by ILLUMINATION Amplifier 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.
Sample Collections by ILLUMINATION
Curated Collection #115, Curated Collection #113, Curated Collection #110, Curated Collection #107, Curated Collection #106, Curated Collection #105
Illumination Reading Club
ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications created a reading club. All Medium members are invited. If you are not a writer for our publications yet, you may request via this weblink. We will be delighted to include you in this club.
Essential Guides for All Contributors
Helpful Resources for New Writers
Starter Kit for Writers of ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications
Improving the Quality of Writing Using an Editorial Checklist
Science-Based Therapeutic Value of Expressive Writing for Mental Health
The Joy of Selling 1,000+ Books In A Month With Minimal Investment
7 Tips for Freelance Writers Dealing with Chronic Stress Effectively
What I Learned After Publishing 1,010 And Reading 100,000 Stories
Editors Who Publish These Stories
These volunteer editors review and publish the stories in these collections. They are from various time zones donating their time to clear the publication queue daily.
Meet Dr Mehmet Yildiz — Dr Mehmet Yildiz Chief Editor and Owner
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