Featured Stories
Curated Collection #157
Chosen stories from experienced writers for avid readers
Dear Readers and Writers,
Today, we selected some stories for your enjoyment. Thank you for checking these collections, providing feedback on previous posts, and your support for the stories of creative writers.
ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications support all levels of writers, from beginners to the most accomplished ones collaborating to delight readers.
We are pleased that now 20,000+ writers are registered with our publications, and some of them regularly send beautiful stories to delight our readers.
If you missed our previous collections, here are the last three we published this month.
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.
For our new publications Illumination Gaming and Illumination Videos and Podcasts, the lead editor, Aiden, created curated collections selecting great stories. He believes you will find some engaging and informative pieces.
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
Our new editor John D. Leavy posted a guiding story for our new writers.
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 aim 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 #190, Hand-Picked Articles #191, Hand-Picked Articles #192, Hand-Picked Articles #193, Hand-Picked Articles #194
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.
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 could not 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.
Illumination Integrated Publications include ILLUMINATION, ILLUMINATION-Curated, ILLUMINATION’ S MIRROR, ILLUMINATION Book Chapters, Technology Hits, SYNERGY, Readers Hope, Illumination on YouTube, Illumination Gaming, the Lampshade of Illumination, ILLUMINATION’s Blog, and the personal publication of our chief editor EUPHORIA.
Readers might search for their favorite writer by pressing the Ctr+F key in the keyword or search tool in the browser.
Featured Stories from ILLUMINATION Today
Here’s How to Make the Nervous System More Flexible and Functional. Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Everyone Quietly Missed the Point of Substack’s New Update Tim Denning
5 Lessons Everyone Can Learn From my Naturally Zen Mom David Gerken
If You Give Up These Four Things, Your Confidence Will Skyrocket Ayodeji Awosika
3 Questions All Medium Writers Should Answer Sinem Günel
One Simple Reason Why My Husband and I Won’t Raise Our Daughter in the U.S. Anastasia Frugaard
A Glimpse at Family Engagement in Education Dr. Deborah M. Vereen
Aspiring to Bourgeois Virtues Ellen Clardy, PhD
6 Unexpected Benefits of Releasing What Feels Like Staggering Responsibility Melissa Kalt, MD
The Secret To Successful Healthcare Business Model Dr. ADAM TABRIZ
The Hazards and Pitfalls of Striving for Personal goals Mark Sanford, Ph.D.
Humility and How I Achieved It Cedric Johnson, PhD
Why You Need a Mini-Zen Garden and How to Create One Kristie Leong M.D.
Singapore’s Gift to COP27 Climate Action Dr Michael Heng
Native Bees in Son’s Garden. Dr John Frederick Rose
The Toxic Absurdity of ‘I Don’t Know What’s In It’ David Todd McCarty
There’s a Chance Paper Mario Could Get a Remaster for the Switch Aiden (Illumination Gaming)
Bravery, What Does It Really Mean? Maria Rattray
How to Rescue Your New Year’s Resolutions Marta Calderon, MScE
3 Qualities You Need before Moving to Spain Livia Dabs RN,MSc
Why Great Leaders Saddle Up? Paul Myers MBA
How Hyper-intention Is Blocking Your Orgasms…and Your Goals Michelle Loucadoux, MBA
How Hyper-intention Is Blocking Your Orgasms…and Your Goals
Got goal-reaching blue balls?
medium.com
Our System based on Exciting the Primal Fears in Our Brains has Failed Us Markus Scorelius
How You Can Live a Long Life Without Being “Old” Paul Long
Is Addiction Your Legacy From The Anguish Of Your Childhood Sexual Abuse? Ada LLoyd
Do you Know Who has Control Over Your Digital Memories When You Die? Ange Dim
Hands Down The Creepiest Family Cult Ever Aravind Balakrishnan
Hand-Picked Articles #139 ILLUMINATION Amplifier
Why People Love Encanto ASHLEY CARINO 🌻
Horse Spirit Brooklyn Muse
Would you like to increase the chance of writing viral articles and blogs in 2022? Illumination YouTube Coordinator
Medium Wants Your Stories. You Can Keep Your Soul Carmellita
Our lives are full of terrible opposites Chad Gates
5 skills that can easily make you money on the side Chidera Oluebeube
How to Achieve Success When Everything Is Unfavorable? Christina Sponias
Will Mastodon Become Twitter’s Replacement? Jennifer Geer
What Gandhi Was Doing to Be Successful and You Are Not: This Is Your Path to Freedom Damian Clark
Whether We Like It Or Not, AI Is Real Danielle Monique
5 Foods To Eat For Nourished, Healthy Hair Danielle Ramaekers
You Can Easily Diversify and Sustain The Keto-Carnivore Diet Long-Term, And Add Healthy… Rob Hourmont
My 5 Top Performing Medium Stories in the Past 6 Months David Ferrers
Could This be Why Hippie Drinkers Live Longer Than Expected? Dean Gee
Light Your Own D@mn Fire! Destiny S. Harris
Do You Want To Live A Happier Life, Try Limiting Your News Intake Dominic DiFrancesco
Better A Block Than A Bagel Doug Timberlake
Imagine This: You Wake Up One Day and Everyone Else Has Disappeared Edward John
I want to delete my Simily account, but there is no option to do that Eleanor A
When the Dust in Your Bedroom is Older than Most Millenials Elle Blooms
Elizabeth II’s Birthdays … How Many? … She’s Had More than You’d Think Fred: Almost Famous
Your Hidden Superpowers — An Appreciation Post For The Human Body Geeta Anjali
The Best Buy Scam That Looked Legitimate Floyd Mori
WTF! Mcdonald’s Has Officially Made Their Own Branded Gaming Chair. Aiden (Illumination Gaming)
Meet Karen Madej on YouTube
Daily Physical & Emotional/Spiritual Protection Frank Ontario
Thought Leadership in Action Glenn DiCostanzo
How I Earned x35 More in Medium Gokhan Yalcuk
9 Hard Core Life Lessons From Denzel Washington Growth Lodge
Life as a Tutor H.D. Ingles
Midlife — A Personal Renaissance Jennifer Thompson
I Don’t Feel Like Writing Right Now Jess Rohloff
What I Learned From My First Viral Article and 3 Months on Medium Jonathan Tasman
How to Reduce Side-Effects of Fasting with Seven Proven Tips Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Lessons for a Happy Life Form An Old Soul in a Young Boy’s Body Jose Luis Ontanon Nunez
So You Think You Are a Writer? Judy Walker
Are You Tired of Seeing the “How To Make Money on Medium” Articles? Justin Stinnett
Surprising Things Most Intelligent People Do Daily Hidayatullah
How to Make a Long-Distance Relationship Work Iris B. Stehn
In My Eyes J.G.
Under Your Poisonous Spell of Passion Jade Willow
When a Man is Being Bad, He’s too Big to Spank: An Asshole Straightening Tactic that Saved My… Jaja Requa
Caution: There Is Danger In Believing Your Mind Janice Eastman
How to Capture Ephemera Janice Macdonald
How My Sister Got Her Facebook Account Stolen. Don’t Fall For This! Karen Remick
The NFL Fired One of Their Only Black Head Coaches — And I’m Not Surprised Khadejah
This Is By Far The Hardest Thing To Adjust To Since Immigrating to Germany KL Simmons
How I Make Working Out A Priority Nathan White
Enjoy the Journey, or Sit in the Mud — a story NEBOH
Make Up To $4,000.00 Writing For These Websites Pamela Kazmierczak
How Does USDA Recognize That People And Nature Are Interdependent? Patrick OConnell
It’s Been Proven, Size Doesn’t Matter! Patti Murray Voncannon
Some Celebrity In Space — And It Matters to The Whole World? kristin_missk
7 Reasons Why YouTube Is The Future For Content Creators Kristina God
I wasn’t Married to my mom, but people thought I was, and it made me uncomfortable Lawson Wallace
Don’t Fit In — Stand Out! Michele Thill
Your Life Improves in Proportion to How Much Responsibility You Take. Michael Lim
Our Shame is Stopping Us to Reach Our Goals. | Midori by the Sea | Self Improvement Midori by the Sea
It’s Not What You Know, It’s Who You Know Mike Lewis
Here Is How I Defeated Chronic Inflammation via 9 Lifestyle Habits. Dr Mehmet Yildiz
6 Reasons To Start Investing MoneyCanWorkForYou
Hey, Medium: Want to Save the Platform? Axe the Referral Link and Start Paying External Views Peter Shanosky
‘Just Say No,’ and Other Ludicrous Stuff You Can’t Do At Work K. Joseph
This Is My 100th Article On Medium. Wow! Prince Verma
Three Tips to Eliminate Insulin Resistance and Shrink Waistline Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Sasha Sees Black ⚫️ Sade Tolani
To Be or Not To Be A Planet: The Pluto Dilemma Sarah Marie
I picked up a new book and my inner voice now screams at me. Shashank Iyer
35 Must-Read Quotes That Will Help You To Accomplish Your Goals Sufyan Maan, M.Eng
How Amy Schneider on Jeopardy Is a Trailblazer for the Transgender Community T Mann
The Beauty And Power Of Water Thesilkroads
My Re-Wired Heart Victoria Ponte
One Picture That Sums It All Up Vritant Kumar
Prince Andrew, The Socialite, and the Paedophile Adam James
Five Ways to Be Self-Sufficient and Make Yourself a Spiritual Powerhouse Damian Clark
Do You See Things as Black & White? Drashti Shroff
What’s Behind The Meteoric Rise Of Wordle? EllenEastwood
While Anne Frank Is No Longer Here to Achieve Her Dreams, You Still Have Time to Accomplish Yours — … Erin M.
Hypnotic Duplex Harry Stefanakis
Welcome to Illumination! Iris B. Stehn
Easy Ways To Count Your Blessings Jennifer Pierce
Writers With Insights to This World and the Next John Cunningham
Why You Should Travel While You’re Young at Any Cost Jordan Mendiola
When My Thoughts Turned Neon Josie P. Julius
7 Steps I Followed to Get My First Reward as A Blogger. Prasanniya
Top 5 Book Genres That Make The Most Money Shea Hulse
When Daughters Are Taken Marie A. Rebelle
Do You Just Want to Create? Marsha Hamby Savage
Memories Ms Fischer
Stop Sitting, Start Pitching Nikita Kapoor
How Honesty Leads Us to Our Best Selves Tavian Jean-Pierre
Talk to Her Lucia Landini
When Sick People Think They Have All the Answers. Carole Olsen
Is It True That Life Science Orgs Went hopping? Flavio Aliberti
The Butcher’s End Nicola POWYS
Deuteronomy Is More Relevant Today Than You Even Know Jeff Peirish
When Your Arabian Camel Runs Off With Your Passport into the Desert Horizon Shira Packer
They Lost Friendship Because of iOS and Android Dr Mehmet Yildiz
How Mathematics Helped Us To Create 3D Animated Movies Prince Verma
What Is The Highest Impact Activity You Can Do Right Away? Fahri Karakas
Bravery, What Does It Really Mean? Maria Rattray
How to Rescue Your New Year’s Resolutions Marta Calderon, MScE
Two Forms Of Happiness tarun bhatt
Don’t Let 2022 Be Like 2020 Too Napoleon
I May Never Date Another White Man Zoey Hale
A Nightmare in Words Harry Hogg
Gateways Shutting Down — a Poem Roxanne Barbour
Why I Won’t Replace My MacBook With an iPad Pro (Although I Really Want to) Burk
Does IQ Matter When It Comes to Investing? Azja Delana
How I Use My Impostor Syndrome Don Martin
Weight Loss Tips Karen Toralba
An Article a Day is “Fill in the Blanks” Simple & Easy [demo enclosed] Jeff the Content Coach
Insightful Life Lessons from Personal Stories Dr Mehmet Yildiz
A New Frame of Mind Bill Abbate
Extraction & Dental Implant — Traumatic Expectations, Serene Reality Bill Myers
“Diversity slows us down!” –“We are only hiring the best!” Birgit Pohl
Liberty, Chapter IV of a New Novel Blaine Coleman
(I) What Do Food Preservatives Do to My Body? Borut
Aaron Rodgers, Poor Little Rich Boy Brian Dickens Barrabee
Covid Virus Finally Infected Me Despite Intense Cautions. Aiden (Illumination Gaming)
How to Be as Happy as the Happiest People in the World Brian Feutz
The Doctor is No Longer in the House Crystalclearcandace
The Doctor is No Longer in the House
Howard Hesseman was the nicest celebrity I ever met.
medium.com
15 Tips to Help Your Wedding Run Smoothly Daniel Hopper
How You Can Be Happy in a World Devoted to Selling Pleasure Daniel McIntosh
10 Secret Ingredients of Innovation Lakshmi Shree
At This Point in the Pandemic, We Should Adopt Commonsense Mask Policies David Mokotoff
Stand With Russia And Ukraine David Spero Rn
Why I Believe That Cancer Might Be Preventable Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Why You Have to Hurt Before You Can Be Happy Dawn Bevier
Crazy Crab Restaurant in Kissimmee will Delight You Debbie’s Reflection
Writing Solutions With Medium Publications Mean More Exposure, Readers, And Writers! Deon Christie
The Memory of Clay Deborah Barchi
Being A Night Person in A Morning World Karen Remick
Fight the lies of the other-thinkers David Pahor
7 Great YouTube Channels That Can Enhance Your Knowledge and Perspectives Nuno Campos
Your Personal Success Depends on Doing One Thing Lewis Jones
Why High Homocysteine Levels Matter and How to Optimize Them Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Thank you for reading these great stories 🙏
Previous Collections
ILLUMINATION Book Chapters Collections
Curated Book Chapters of Illumination #01 ILLUMINATION-Curator
Curated Book Chapters of Illumination #01
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
medium.com
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.
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 15K+ members.
Graham Lilley, Jason Chenard, Victoria Suzanne, Vis Kenmei, Glow UP, Peaches!, Wild Wombat, Dr. Teo Wan Lin, Max Wright, iamkakalamkk, Jamie Alvarenga, Antonello Mirone, Natasha Writena, Kelly Ronayne, Samridhi, Tayloe Denton, Sammie Eastwood, Talhasachal, Elena Jane, Neeraj Narayan, John Tan, Treat Thompson, Szymon Dudziński, Vanshika Sharma, Tiphany Kane, Jenna Marie, James Michael Wilkinson, No Ordinary Woman, Michelle Janosi, René Beauchemin — [he/him], Jan Carroza, Kate Abreu, Sarah Sandidge, Harsh Budholiya, Raymond L Burton, Paul G. Oliver, Circé Creates, Kate Abreu, Shannyn Schroeder — executive functions coach, Dan Rowell, Kaodi Mcgaw, Diana Pearce, Paige Holloway, Dalton Childs, Isaiah Etop🏅, Harshithrao, Sadi Safaraliev, Yin-Shang, ^ Debra Davis, Dan Rowell, Jay Martynov, Samuel Hallowell, Christianne Asper-Contant, Drew Kolz, Robert Archero, Ikada Mario, KeenanRIVALS, Sumeeta Chanda, Surekha Chandrasekhar, Mathea Ford, RDN, The Kidney Diet Expert, Julie Chan, Isaiah Etop, Salman J, Neetisha Khetan, Debra Davis, Dan Rowell, Jay Martynov, Samuel Hallowell, Christianne Asper-Contant, Drew Kolz, 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, Vicky Hughes, Sean Kaye, BETTER EVERY DAY ✨🌈☀️, — Faith, Marwane Samii, Phil Zeid, Harley beck, Arley, Rigvedvanga, Nitya, Cocuca,
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, 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.
We remind all writers to review the updated photo handling policy as we still have problems.
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.
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.
Slack is a tool safer than social media, as editors moderate it. For more info about our publications, you may check Illumination Blog.
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.
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 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.
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
Meet Bill Abbate — Bill Abbate
Meet Sufyan Maan — Sufyan Maan, M.Eng
Meet Josh Balerite Acol — Josh Balerite Acol
Meet Maria Rattray — Maria Rattray
Meet Brooklyn Muse — Brooklyn Muse
Meeet Lawson Wallace — Lawson Wallace
Meet Michael Patanella — Michael Patanella
Meet John Cunningham — John Cunningham
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
Meet Michael Nagy — Michael Nagy
Meet Sumera Rizwan — Sumera Rizwan
Meet Agnes Laurens — Agnes Laurens
Meet Britni Pepper — Britni Pepper
Meet Karen Madej — Karen Madej
Meet Chelsea Mandler — Chelsea Mandler MAT
Meet Kasey Harrington — Kasey Harrington
Meet Aamir Kamal — Aamir Kamal 🚀🚀🚀
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
Invitation to New Writers
To join our vibrant publications, please send a request via this link. We will help you gain visibility and succeed as a writer on Medium. Please mention the publication name with your Medium account ID in the request. If you are new to Medium, you can join via this link. Readers can read thousands of stories, and writers can monetize self-published content.
Illumination Integrated Publications include ILLUMINATION, ILLUMINATION-Curated, ILLUMINATION’ S MIRROR, ILLUMINATION Book Chapters, Technology Hits, SYNERGY, Readers Hope, Illumination on YouTube, Illumination Gaming, the Lampshade of Illumination, ILLUMINATION’s Blog, and the personal publication of our chief editor EUPHORIA.