Featured Stories
Curated Collection #152
Chosen stories from experienced writers for avid readers
Dear Readers and Writers,
Today, we compiled a small collection for your enjoyment.
Thank you for your feedback on previous posts and engaging stories of creative writers. You will find some interesting pieces in this post.
Here is our previous collection if you missed it.
ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications support all levels of writers, from beginners to the most accomplished ones collaborating to delight readers. We are grateful to 19,900+ contributors who choose our publications to host their stories, making our readers happy.
For our new publications Illumination Gaming and Illumination Videos and Podcasts, the lead editor, Aiden, created curated collections selecting great stories. He believes you find some engaging and informative pieces.
We recently published the conduct guidelines for the Lampshade of Illumination. If you are using AI tools for writing and editing, this article can be helpful. If you plan to contribute to the new publication, please review it before submitting your stories.
Publishing and Conduct Guidelines for the Lampshade of ILLUMINATION
Please also review the AI-generated content policy, as it is important for writers using AI software.
AI-Generated Content Policy for ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications on Medium
As Illumination readers prefer only human-generated content, we created a new publication to support our writers experimenting with these tools. The new publication is called the Lampshade of Illumination to support writers invested in AI tools.
If you are interested in contributing to this new publication, please send your Medium ID by adding a comment “Please add me to Lampshade” in our writer registration form. All our publication rules apply to this one, too, so please review the onboarding pack especially review the photo handling policy.
We recently celebrated Illumination’s 3rd anniversary. Illumination was established by Dr Mehmet Yildiz on 19 March 2020. Our editor Aiden compiled a few great stories in his piece and created a short YouTube video for us. My Tributes to Illumination’s 3rd Anniversary
ILLUMINATION-Curators compiled engaging and informative stories from our unique pub Illumination-Curated, supporting experienced writers. ILLUMINATION Reading Club #2: Curated articles from writers of Illumination Integrated Publications on Medium for avid readers
Our goal for creating these collections is to give readers many options and to support writers in growing their audience by introducing them to avid readers on Medium and other platforms while offering enjoyable stories to interested readers.
Here is the latest collection from the ILLUMINATION Amplifiers.
Hand-Picked Articles — 2023 #29
Here are the links to other collections if you missed them:
Sample collections posted by ILLUMINATION main.
Curated Collection #138, Curated Collection #137, Curated Collection #136,
Sample collections posted by ILLUMINATION-Curator.
ILLUMINATION Reading Club, Curated Book Chapters of Illumination #01, Outstanding Stories — Volume 90, Outstanding Stories — Volume 91.
Sample collections posted by ILLUMINATION Amplifier.
Hand-Picked Articles #190, Hand-Picked Articles #191, Hand-Picked Articles #192, Hand-Picked Articles #193, Hand-Picked Articles #194
The team posted 25 collections this year. Other collections from different editors
First editorial bulletin of ILLUMINATION Videos and Podcasts publication
10 Inspiring Stories Published on Illumination Gaming Publication
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.
Dr Mehmet Yildiz has interviewed several top writers. The new interview is with John D. Leavy who is a published author of multiple books. An Interview with John D. Leavy, Best-Selling Author
Here are the last three samples.
If you are a regular writer and want to be featured or interviewed, please contact our chief editor on our Slack workspace.
Interviews with Writers of Medium
Medium seems to plan monetizing external readings in 2023. Our editor Aiden (Illumination Gaming), posted an informative story and created a YouTube video. My Perspectives on the Possible Monetization of External Views on Medium in a YouTube Video. We hope it happens in the new year.
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.
A few writers forgot to add their Medium IDs so we were unable to find them based on their names. Please re-apply or when you get an invitation to Slack contact our chief editor Dr Mehmet Yildiz to give access to publications. We cannot add you to our pubs without your Medium profile name.
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Featured Stories from ILLUMINATION Today
You will find valuable stories from our regular writers in this collection. Please enjoy.
Here’s How Emma Defeated Her Midlife Crisis. Dr Mehmet Yildiz
I Spent Three Months Collecting the Best Underrated Writing Tips on the Internet Tim Denning
3 Words to Stop You from Falling Into a Bad Mood David Gerken
How to Access Secret Knowledge Few Others Use and Get Smarter Faster Ayodeji Awosika
A Social Hibernation Is on The Horizon Dr. Deborah M. Vereen
Unpractical Things Americans Are Attached To, According to My European Husband Anastasia Frugaard
I Interviewed Medium’s New CEO. Here’s What He Shared About His Plans for the Future. Sinem Günel
Utility of Biomarkers In Personalized Medicine Dr. ADAM TABRIZ
Get Into the Flow to Improve Productivity Mark Sanford, Ph.D.
What the ‘McDonald’s Career Track’ Means for Our Collective Financial Future Richelle Délia, PhD
Words of Wisdom from the Realm of Spirituality Tara Desai PhD
Aim Before You Shoot Cedric Johnson, PhD
For This New Year, Just Practice Dr. Alex Krejci
The Decentraland Effect: Virtual Millionaires or an Anomaly? Nick Sokol, PhD
5 Defining Qualities of People Who Truly Embrace Life — and Love Every Moment of It! Kristie Leong M.D.
Coffee Day-Dreams. Dr John Frederick Rose
New Year Survival Tips for Food Addicts Joan Kent, PhD
Here’s What I Wrote in March 2023 Aiden (Illumination Gaming)
Meet Sinem Günel
Chosen Stories from Rob Hourmont’s Health Collection on Medium ILLUMINATION-Curators
Self Healing Promises for a Happier 2022 Zeenat Merchant Syal, M.A, M.Sc
“The Law of Attraction” & “Radical Nonduality” Are Powerful Opposite Truths Alan Lew
How To Drive Traffic To Your Medium Stories Ahmed Tarek
When It Comes To Social Support Michael Patanella
Cash Not Best Option For 2022 Carlos Pascual
Are You Guilty of Christmas Shaming? Would You Break the 7 Holy Commandments of Christmas? Caryn Leach-Smith
How to Motivate Yourself to Workout When You Don’t Want To Jessey Anthony
Many Good, Innocent People Languish In Our Prison Systems. This Is So Wrong. Maria Rattray
5 Aspects of Mindfulness That I Have Found to Be Most Helpful Damian Clark
Elon Musk: Have More Kids or Our Civilization Crumbles DC Crawford
Why It’s Okay Not To Have New Year Resolutions Don Johnson
Why It’s Okay Not To Have New Year Resolutions
Give yourself a break and let them emerge.
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What We Need to Understand as People trying to be Entrepreneurs Emmanuel A. Anderson
It’s Not A Good Time To Visit Washington, D.C. Floyd Mori
Stop Treating Healthcare Providers Badly Alexandra Duncan
Back to Work Scaries — Here are 4 Ways to Transition Fearlessly Into the New Year Ange Dim
Forgetting You! Annelise Lords
5 simple habits to put in place for a more productive & less stressful 2022 Annika Lindberg
Midnight Mass Broke The Penguin Argumentative Penguin
An Engagement at Galaxyland Athena Milios
How to Finally Get To That Dream Bill Abbate
This One 45-Minute Easy-Going Daily Exercise Routine Will Keep You Lean And Fit For Life Rob Hourmont
An Art Odyssey in NYC Bridget Stella Ruxton Wilson
What I Learned After I Ate the Last Sugar Cookie Brooke Ramey Nelson
America, Trump, Dictatorship, and the Big Lie Gadwall Jackson
Six Tips for a Youthful and Healthy Life as We Age. Dr Mehmet Yildiz
A Mother — A Nurse Pene Hodge
Authentic Happiness Comes From Speaking Your Truth Rob Stux
Embracing Adaptation Dwayne Adderley, MBA,LPQ Dwayneadderley.com
Looking for My Father in Emerson’s Essays Keith R Wilson
How Introverts Can Thrive in an Extrovert-Dominant Workplace Rob Cyrier
A Boy Named Lilac Emily Wilcox
Parenting’s Worst Nightmare is Suicide Tooth Truth Roopa Vikesh
Exploring the Boundless Possibilities of Leadership K. Joseph
Why We Voted Down Right-Wing Populism Vanessa Robinson
Alternative Healing Kenneth Silvestri
Authors: Are You a One-Trick Pony? Jacquelyn Lynn
Find Inspiration In Your Creative Family Tree Jim Woods
Lessons From My Father Craig Hellier
We Desperately Need Election Reform Jim West
5 Interesting Ways to Travel From Your Living Room Anu Anniah
“I Traded My Couch for a Mouse” Jeff the Content Coach
7 Important Things To Stop Your Skin Aging Gokhan Yalcuk
I Just Created My First Video On TikTok Aiden (Illumination Gaming)
Orange juice — Please Haimish Mead
Paranoia Haji
Lessons learned fromTechnology — by a dense woman trying to learn the ropes Jackie Madden Haugh
Introverts vs. Extroverts on writing Jay aware
Customer Service Come Home Jennifer Pierce
A Tribute to Joanne Jesse Bramani
Breakthrough Stories Make All the Difference Rebecca Sealfon
You Don’t Need to Be Perfect to Be Loved Lilian Poon
Why Do You Need A Successful Hero To Identify With A Character? Lucia Landini
More Insomniatic Ramblings Misty Rae
5 Ways My Faith Has Changed During the Pandemic Nahid Husain-Habib
The Price Of Not Pursuing Your Passions Nico Sifiso
Broken Thoughts NIDAA
5 Top Limitations of A Sustainable Supply Chain Nora
What If It’s Not Meant For Me?” Nova Binx
Want to Keep Your Resolutions? Here’s How. Oliver W. Johnson
Writing on Medium is a Trapeze Without a Net Paul Coogan
Self-Awareness — a Poem Roxanne Barbour
Fethi Sekin: The Turkish Police Officer Life and Heroic Death Rui Alves
Copy the Thought Process, Don’t Copy the Content! Sara Marium
Upon Greeting The Return of Wildlife At A Pond By A Grove Sav Map
Is the Real World as Evil as the Internet Appears? Shannon Piérre
How You Can Increase Your Income With KDP Low Content Books Shea Hulse
How 3 Weeks of Meditation Rewired My Brain Tammy Bergstrom
Tech Stories on Technology Hits #2 ILLUMINATION Amplifier
Five Tips to Melt Visceral Fat and Have a Defined Belly Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Meet Kristina Segarra
Why Does Your website have little or no traffic? Patrick OConnell
The Miracle of Life Libby Shively McAvoy
Healing Meditation for My Country Blair Abee
A Stripped Back Description of Buddhism Frank T Bird
For Those Who Are Thinking of Attaining an APA Accredited Ph.D. Joshua J. Lyon
I Bought A Baby Camera To Help My Friend “Capture” How His Wife Beats Him Up Mila
A 2-Minute Rant on the Problem with Computer Science Education Murtaza Ali
Freelance Writing on Synergy ILLUMINATION
What is Your Ikigai and How Can You Achieve Success With It John Cunningham
4 Ways To Stop Thinking About Someone Above The Middle
The Long View America Zed⚡
New Year’s Resolutions Suck Joe Merkle
30 Freelance Business Ideas You Can Start Now Johnathan Reeper
Boom! Why I’ll Leave Medium And Start My Own Newsletter Kristina God
10 REASONS TO INNOVATE Lakshmi Shree
Employees Don’t Want to Return to the Office, Why Not? Lawson Wallace
Why I Choose to Live in Australia Dr Mehmet Yildiz
New Year, Same Me Leanne Mullan
Instead of Blaming Men for Relationships Problems, I Took A Long, Hard Look at Myself Beth Byfield
Morning Rituals Brooklyn Muse
What’s The Difference Between Your True Personality And Your Persona? Christina Sponias
Six Engaging YouTube Channels about Religion Danielle Hestand
The Secret To Avoid Struggling, Worrying, Or Doubting It’s Going To Happen Dave Richards
A Prayer For Our Family Jade Willow
Don’t Let Some One Come Between You Jim McAulay🍁
Create a Roadmap for Your Life Today! Justin Stinnett
The Illusion of Life: Balinese Style Kathryn Eriksen
The Illusion of Life: Balinese Style
There is so much more to life than what we perceive.
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I No Longer Know How to Socialize Kyra Bussanich
Grasping to Understand The Reasoning Behind How Alberta Is Handling Covid Linda Osipow
Pilot Turned Travel Blogger Turned Freelance Content Writer Lola Rosario
Don’t Be Fooled. Impatience Can Also Be A Virtue. Mary Liga
Black Diamond Series: These 10 Slides Raised More Than 7 M$ Including Our Series A Round Mika Tienhaara
This Passive Income Skill Can Enhance Writers’ Lifestyle Dr Mehmet Yildiz
The Importance Of Performing TOWS Analysis To Grow Your Brand Nora
I Became a Top Writer in 3 Topics But Haven’t Got Any Benefits Yet. Aiden (Illumination Gaming)
Writing More Starts With The First Word Pamela Kazmierczak
Why Is December So Beautiful, Yet Ugly & Mean? Pius Adejumobi
You Don’t Need To Be Depressed To Think About Your Mental Health Ram Vegiraju
The Sacrifice of a Traveler’s Feet Rosa de Saron C.
How To Cultivate Your Free Time and Have Less Stuff to Do Rosa Diaz
The Little Story of a Playful Little Rat Rose Malana
Firm Goals With Flexible Methods Divya Yerraguntla
Expressions Dr. Fatima Imam
Management Fix Eduardo Espinheira
You Want to Write Online in 2022? Publish Your Articles Here Eva Keiffenheim
Foreigners — a Poem Roxanne Barbour
Cultivating Kindness Ruks Moreea
Proven by Science: Kindness Is Good for Your Health Sally Prag
“Don’t-Air-Our-Dirty-Laundry” Syndrome is Hurting Our Minority Communities Sarah Mostafa
7 Steps to Relieve Chronic Pain You, Me and Happiness
Google Is Overthrown as the World’s Most Popular Website Aql
Why We Do Bad Things… Steve C
Journey into Silence Discover if You Are a Slave to Ego or Know The True Self. Lady Jhershierra
The Blacklisted Dominican Sales Funnel Abandoned Trapper Sherwood
How to Organise and Manage Emails Like a Spartan Trisha Dunbar (She/Her)
We Didn’t Need Police In Schools. We Had Teachers Vuyo Ngcakani
Review of A Quiet Place and Its Sequel Movie Napoleon
Pain Sucks, So I Decided To Buy and Try This New Massager For My Partner KL Simmons
Mountain Yonke54
Prototype For Success Allison Bonilla
Grateful Though I Am No Billionaire paulmartincurry
Three Tips to Eliminate Loose Skin Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Thank you for reading these great stories 🙏
Previous Collections
ILLUMINATION Book Chapters Collections
Curated Book Chapters of Illumination #01 ILLUMINATION-Curator
Hand-Picked Book Chapters #01 ILLUMINATION Amplifier
How To Create A 30,000 Words E-book In A Month Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Sample Collections by ILLUMINATION
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.
ILLUMINATION Gaming Publication
If you missed the announcement of our new publication by Illumination Gaming, here is the link.
We look forward to your stories in ILLUMINATION Gaming.
Sample ILLUMINATION-Curated Collections
Featured Writers of ILLUMINATION
ILLUMINATION editors feature writers to bring them new readers. We will introduce more writers contributing to our publications soon. In the meantime, you might check out selected stories of these great storytellers.
Meet Dr. Gabriella Kőrösi on Medium Lady Dr. Gabriella Korosi
Please take the opportunity to explore the stories of these writers and support them with meaningful engagement.
Curated Writer Bios
You might also feature yourself by posting a writer bio like the stories in the attached collection that I compiled. We distribute them to our subscribers.
Curated Writer Bios
Learn about contributing writers of ILLUMINATION written by their pen
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Reading Club
ILLUMINATION-Curator introduced our new Reading Club. If you are a Medium member and don’t have writer access to our publications or Slack, you may request via this weblink.
We will add you to our Slack workspace upon approval of your writer application. We will also feature some of those shared stories in the club in our upcoming collections. So you may link your stories to the Reading Club channel on the Slack workspace.
We look forward to your participation.
Meet Interviewed Writers
Recently we interviewed Lawson Wallace and Dr. Preeti Singh.
Collection of Interviewed Writers
Attached is a collection of interviews conducted by our chief editor Dr Mehmet Yildiz in the attached collection.
If you want to be interviewed, you can contact Dr. Yildiz on Illumination Slack workspace.
Writing Prompts and Challenges
Our prolific writers might consider joining these writing challenges to find new readers and increase their reading times.
If writers participate in these challenges, they might increase the chance of becoming a top writer in three months.
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
Guiding Stories for New Writers
Dr Mehmet Yildiz guides new writers to increase their views and reading times answering frequently asked questions by new writers.
He posted an article about being a prolific writer as a full-time worker. I believe writers can learn from his model and experience.
We look forward to your stories in ILLUMINATION Gaming.
Welcome New Writers Joining Us Recently
We are pleased to meet so many writers this week. Thank you for joining our publications. You will also receive an invitation to your email address, so please feel free to join our workspace to share your stories and collaborate with the 14K+ members.
Nassos Michas, Patricia Jeanne, Pratish, Jayant Chaudhari, Deeptaketu Chatterjee, sudhanshu kumar, Sriram Parthasarathy, Dew Mal, Dale Swackhammer, Mark Stofanak, Marco Murgia, Anastasiia Soholovska, Pallavi Goswami, Michael Boyd, Bas Wallet, Nia Robinson, Romantic Philosophy, Beverly Garside, Meg MacMahon, Shannon Lee, Jan Marcel Kezmann, Dr. Ossama Khalaf, Mahir Khan, Molly Willett, Jenny Hansen Lane, Ides Parmentier, Prakriti Sharma, Alex B, Ciaran Callam, Shreyansh Sarkar, Site Dominion, Maria Zayed, Wyatt Goldwell, Sandeep More, KcGamBooks, Aysia C., MeadowMillz, AlinaM, Kelly Latimer, Angela M. Ambroise, Joel Zachary Down, Geoo, Alex, Ishaé 🦋, Lisa Spray, Robin Fritz — Change in Thoughtz, Boundless Purpose, Amulya Kandukuri, Bruce Tschannen, Options Dave, Abhishek Basu, Teresa Piccolo, Amanda Weir-Gertzog, Derya Y., Gladys Tan, Louis Bray, Gabriel Piemonte, Nuwan Bandaranayaka, Debra Saturday, Darnell Frazier, RFC®, CPRS™, CCFC, CFEI®, Carmen Ballesteros, Dhrubanka Sarma, Siddhant Saxena, Emily Porter, Simran Gujral, Jahnavi Sripada, Michael Istanbuli, Sweta Agarwal, Michelange Jean, Terryn Witherspoon-Woolfolk, Hilary Zeeuwen, W. Jon McClure, The Money Bull, Darien Tan, Ishan Gadkari, Hollie Flynn, Haben Joseph, Jae Kim, Guy Erez, AJCblogs, Oji Farrier, Mustehssun Iqbal, Jeannette Koczela Content Curator for Life Coaches, Plamen R., Hisho, Brett Tyler Gilchrist, L. M. Green, Hurmat Sadie, Gaurav Garg, Lincoln Olson, Deann the Bibliophile/Writer/Student of Life, Warren Chris Bulime, Patricia Rosa, Ellen Baker, QSB, Anu Maarit Simard, Mindscapes, Marina Zherebnenko, Anisa H., Yana G.Y., MCIM, D Grant Smith, Ozan Irturk, Mayalmaiva, Twin Powers, eMuse, Victor Cardenas, Matthew J. Koehler, Alberto, Charlotte James, Eric LaShun, Lucinda Munro Cook, Gabby Neych, Sarah Gall, Courtney Lavonne, Bikram Sarkar, Rachel Jamison, Lindsay Ripplinger, Nadia Tidona, Denise Miceli, Amelia Johne, Fares Darawshy, Margarida Afonso, Zoma, Tze Quan, Apurv Gupta, Gabe A, Lauren Coggins, Joseph Fung, Justin Kelley, McCaylee Putney, Felishia La-Shae, Harshal Agarwal, Hilbeth Jean Melencion, princess, David Tang, Martin Von Mars, Susie Winfield, Colleen Adrian, Tanusha Kaushik, Dylan Anderson, Surani Bandara, Saumya Gandhi, Curing Crime:, Etiris Magazine, Oona Metz, Jon Reiners, Shane B, Ilana Sparrow, Sam Chavez @ Knurdology, Sergey Cleftsow, Mad Midori, Erin Roberts, Erin Roberts, Milana Marsenich, owen, Sampath Medarametla, Waleed, Ranting Goddess, Dede Pajibo, Derek Hughes, Kelli Roberts, Teekay Rezeau-Merah, Chris Blogs, Chris Pretorius, Ryan Rucker, Notrex, Annie Forbes Cooper, Michelle Gilbert, T. V. Knight, Gerald Lombardo, Tamara Hull, Simona Stefanescu, Parag Ingale, Ashleigh Nicole, Finn Aetos, Ken Yie, Jacob Johnson, Karen VS Writes, Jason Kramer, Richard Lowenthal, Bex T., Lance S Pearce, Juacall Bernard, Gerald Lombardo, Vicky Hughes, Sean Kaye, BETTER EVERY DAY ✨🌈☀️,- Dan Van Gorden, — Ansam Yousry, QareenaToor, Simon Kupfer, Jack Eli, Binayak, Avnish pathak, Muhammad Shahyan, Faizan, Tham Ven, Ben Cohen, Frank Views, Surajtikoo, BetterMe, Popoola Sogo,
Let’s explore the stories of the following writers who joined us recently. Please engage with their creative content meaningfully. Support and collaboration are wonderful acts on Medium. Some of them have already posted their first articles.
Bear Kosik, Lucinda Munro Cook, Debra Davis, Riccardo Valle, Paul Delashaw, Mausami Dave, Sreya Satheesh, Kiana Curtis, tom, Andreea Cristea, James Gable, Debra Davis, Grace Laopradith, Kicki E Johansson, Notes from Aground, Joi Andreoli, LMFT, Innovative Mindset, Teddy Stevens, Sherry Truitt, J.C. Lovero, Ryan Boder, Mausami Dave, Burak Ciftci, Kim Witten, PhD, Amalina Davis, ASWIN K V, Denise Shelton, Okodestinyy, G. Bakshi, Chris Yanda, Kathy Minicozzi, Lucinda Munro Cook, Kartik Shankar, Jerome, Bear Kosik, Debra Davis, Riccardo Valle, Paul Delashaw, Trey Bates, Jeff Robbins, Scarlet, Isaac Osborne-Miller, Matt | Financial Imagineer, Karen Rosinger, Shubham Matta, Cosmin Nedelcu, Jayshree Gururaj, Sober at 40, Christopher M Bell, Canadian Coffee, Karen Brenchley, Karen Hart, Jennifer Thangavelu, Ishmael Picott, Janna Barrett, Howard, Zomakahle Xulu, Sakiba Z. Prioty, Ross Perkin, LeDavid Dwight, Michael L Umphrey, Dean Brooks, Garance Coggins, Hypatia, Mara Unkefer, Marco Pinto, SteviLeeAlver, Morpheus, The Ancient Mariner, Stephen Perrenod, Eren Elsewhere, Danny On Demand, Dr. Jan Patterson, David Carlan, Thomas Cherickal, Serwaa Akoto, Gabriel Bertrand, Harlow Goodwin, Isabella, Isabella Neuro-Spicy, Lea Bonheim, Zoë Kuehn, CeCe, Chelsie Remund, Brian Kang, Organized Chaos, Amalia, Luís Próspero, Astral Escapes ∞, Oscar Perearnau, Dr. Roopleen, TT Andromeda, Ambika A, Warren Turner, Oscia Wilson, Michael Davis, Jason Feller, Lisa Kelly Zuba, Nicholas Colombo, SteviLeeAlver, Sarah, Robin Banks, Oğuz Acar, Sam Scribes, Terry Allen, Prakash Bhadraiah, Scott Priestley, Laura Williams-Burke, Sam Westreich, PhD, Alin Stan, Andrew Pretzel, Sawyer Kuhl, Alison Gee, Sami Ahmed Khan, Aryan Spaliya, Abigail Pollock, Jemma Blythe, Kristian Skogvold, Anat Ben Yosef, Eren Elsewhere, Llewellyn (Lew) Daniels, Lea Bonheim, Windgurl, Michael Goitein, Kiana Curtis, Guillaume Lauzier, Christian Prince, Roland Chen, L.A. 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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!
We are sorry for the publishing delays. Some of our editors are unwell, and the ones on duty are doing their best to clear the backlog.
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 to the pack.
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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, 14,500+ writers are members of Slack and collaborating in this moderated workspace.
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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.
Participating in these challenges might increase the chance of becoming a top writer in three months. Dr. Yildiz provided guidance on this opportunity.
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 19,900 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 14,800+ 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.
Interviews with Writers of Medium
Links to Curated Collections
You may also check our curated collections posted by ILLUMINATION, ILLUMINATION-Curator, and ILLUMINATION Amplifier.
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.
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
Meet Dr John Frederick Rose Dr John Frederick Rose
Meet Dr Preeti Singh — Dr. Preeti Singh
Meet Dr Michael HENG, PBM — Dr Michael Heng
Meet Arlo Hennings, PhD — Arlo Hennings, Ph.D.
Meet Jennifer Geer — Jennifer Geer
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Meet Maria Rattray — Maria Rattray
Meet Brooklyn Muse — Brooklyn Muse
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Meet Neha Sandhir — Neha Sandhir S
Meet Julius L. Evans — Julius Evans
Meet Vidya Sury — Vidya Sury, Collecting Smiles
Meet Helen Müller — You, Me and Happiness
Meet Bryan Dijkhuizen Bryan Dijkhuizen
Meet Krishna V Chaudhary Krishna V Chaudhary
Meet Ntathu Allen — Ntathu Allen
Meet Aldric Chen — Aldric Chen
Meet Arthur G Hernandez Arthur G. Hernandez
Meet Kristina Segarra — Kristina Segarra
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Meet Chelsea Mandler — Chelsea Mandler MAT
Meet Kasey Harrington — Kasey Harrington
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Meet Steve Alexander (Alex) — The Wordsmith™🏳️🌈🇺🇸
Meet Carrie Alice Kelly Carrie
Editorial Profile of Dr Gabriella Korosi Dr. Gabriella Korosi
Meet Dr. Yogesh Haribhau Kulkarni PhD Yogesh Haribhau Kulkarni (PhD)
Meet Lilith Morningstaar, Meet Gregory Maidman,
Meet Carol Price, Meet Zen Chan
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