Featured Stories
Curated Collection #159
Chosen stories from experienced writers for avid readers
Dear Readers and Writers,
Today, we’ve curated a selection of stories for your enjoyment. We appreciate your continued support, feedback on our previous posts, and your enthusiasm for the work of creative writers.
Thank you for being a valued part of our writing and reading community.
ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications support all levels of writers, from beginners to the most accomplished ones collaborating to delight readers. 20,000+ writers contribute to our publications.
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, the following 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 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 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.
Our new editor John D. Leavy posted three guiding stories for our new writers.
ILLUMINATION Editors Are Not Superhuman, But Their Efforts Are Herculean
The ILLUMINATION Editors Work Tirelessly Helping Authors Bring Their Stories to Life — Part 1
The ILLUMINATION Editors Work Tirelessly Helping Authors to Bring Their Stories to Life — Part 2
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
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Real Estate Agents Can Be the Worst Humans in the World Tim Denning
My 4 Step Strategy for Changing Careers David Gerken
Attract the Life You Want Ayodeji Awosika
How I Upgraded My Home Office During The Pandemic Sinem Günel
Small and Big Ways Americans (Over) Pay, According to My European Husband Anastasia Frugaard
The Aging Face: A Study of Emotions Dr. Teo Wan Lin
Be the Person You Can Become Mark Sanford, Ph.D.
Heaven is not a Gated Community Cedric Johnson, PhD
Medical Practices Are Going Hybrid Dr. ADAM TABRIZ
Now Is The Time. Final Thoughts About Addiction Dr. Gabriella Korosi
If You’ve Ever Wanted to Read Everything This Old, White, Jewish Doctor Has Written About Racism Michael Burg, MD (Satire Sommelier)
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You’re Too Nice for Your Own Good: 5 Ways to Stop Being a People Pleaser Kristie Leong M.D.
The Steam Crane Story. Dr John Frederick Rose
7 Monumental Ways a Narcissist is the Master of Manipulation Melissa Kalt, MD
What Cultural Elements Are Represented in the Lunar New Year Stamps (Part I) Marta Calderon, MScE
Alex Recovered from a Severe Gaming Addiction. Aiden (Illumination Gaming)
Confession Of A Peds Nurse: Why Did I Choose To Have Only One Child? Livia Dabs RN,MSc
Experience Does Not Come With Age Sufyan Maan, M.Eng
Is Apple Building Silently A Tsunami Of Disruption Jussi Luukkonen, MBA
Cancer: The Carbohydrate Connection Maria Cross
Are You Peaceful Or Violent? Christina Sponias
What Pornography was Like During the “Bridgerton” Era Brian Loo Soon Hua
Angelina Jolie Stars in Sequel, Girl’s Book, Interrupted Amy Sea
But All Salaries Are ‘Competitive’ Aren’t They? Argumentative Penguin
How Studying Conspiracies Can Improve Your Decisions at Work George J. Ziogas
Make Eating Your Hobby, Not A Chore — How To Enjoy The Right Food For Optimal Weight & Health… Rob Hourmont
Ad Marginem Francesco Rizzuto
7 Simple Strategies for Wrangling and Replenishing Your Connections in the Wake of COVID Melinda Blau
High on Life: The Upcoming Game Set in the Rick & Morty Universe Illumination Gaming
National Parks Under Pressure: The Value in Hiking Locally A. Grace
Sober Aasha Krishnan
Meet Lanu Pitan
Boost your Brain Power & Performance by Using this Method Ange Dim
Writer’s Block? No Such Thing! Attila Vágó
The Tetris Effect Made Me Realize I’m a Cyborg Benjamin Carter
Winter Wonderland? Brooke Ramey Nelson
The Ten Undeniable Rules of Life Carerra Titus Kariuki
What are Sound Healing Frequencies? Cee Cee
Bart — Born On A London Bus Harry Hogg
10 Things You Can Clean Out Immediately Iris B. Stehn
Incomplete Birth Jade Willow
3 Profitable Reasons to Email Often Jeff the Content Coach
Don’t Be Fooled, Not Everything Is Built To Last Chloe Kay
Pain and Love Agnes Laurens
How I Made Diabetes My Friend and Not My Enemy Doug Timberlake
3 Reasons You’ve Lost Your Motivation To Write Eduard Sebastian
Terminating Someone — Never Easy Often Necessary Fanae-5, MS
5 Tips to Help You Rewrite Negative Stories and Become the Best Version of You Jessey Anthony
Why Are Stray Bullets Killing Innocent People? Floyd Mori
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New to the Spiritual Path? Here Are Books, Documentaries, Websites, and Podcasts to Get You Started Gary Niemen
Veterans Have an Advocate in Filing VA Disability Claims Julius Evans
9 Mindless Things People Say Out Of Habit Maria Garcia
Want To Create A Big Life For Yourself? Start By Taking Small Bets. Michael Lim
Cheers To All Who Shared Just How Bad People Can Be About Cleaning KL Simmons
How The Powerful Is Fueling The Collective Naiveté Of Society Llewellyn (Lew) Daniels
Kaleidoscope Heart Ranting Goddess
Don’t Say You Love Me Misty Rae
“It Sifts From Leaden Sieves” Ms Fischer
Broken Thoughts NIDAA
Target Market — A 360 Overview Sara Marium
Covid Virus Finally Infected Me Despite Intense Cautions. Aiden (Illumination Gaming)
Is Grammarly Any Good? Shelby Sullivan
How to Create a Flood of Innovative Ideas Steve Sponseller
How to Make Sure Your Writing Has a Purpose Patricia Haddock
Grateful More For Consciousness at Night paulmartincurry
Questions to Ask on the Rough Days Rosa Diaz
Crime on Andromeda — a Poem Roxanne Barbour
4 Ways to Managing Yourself Effectively Sanket Pai
Grazie Mille! Steven Anthony
Wordless Suma Narayan
How To Get The Most Out of Every Massage Sylvia
Fasting Can Change Brain Chemistry Dr Mehmet Yildiz
The Long Road Home T Mann
The Long Road Home
“Mom, listen. It’s our song!” Annie reached over to turn the radio up.
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The Wannsee Conference Veronika Kaufmann
Why Are You Failing On Medium? William (Dollar Bill) Mersey
5 Enlightening Questions To Ask Yourself Before You Start A Side Hustle Yewande
Identify Your Priorities and Achieve Your Goals Chana Harris
Grateful More for The Making Than The Memories paulmartincurry
Best Travel Hacks for A Weekend Winter Getaway Rosa de Saron C.
I’m a Business Guy. Don Martin
Are Stem Cells Therapies for Covid-19 Effective? Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Would you like to increase the chance of writing viral articles and blogs in 2022? Illumination YouTube Coordinator
Is Addiction Your Legacy From The Anguish Of Your Childhood Sexual Abuse? Ada LLoyd
Three Tips to Eliminate Insulin Resistance and Shrink Waistline Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Meet Julius Evans on YouTube
The Politics of Cruelty Aasha Krishnan
To Fix Higher Education, Change Its Business Model Adrien Book
Promiscuity — Sex Addiction or Self-Determined Way of Loving? Antonis Iliakis
The Time Magic Mushrooms Let Me Know Who’s Boss Benjamin Carter
Life is but a Dream. How So? Blair Abee
Part IV: Falling Into a Weird Niche Bonni Brodnick
Don’t Feel Sorry for Aaron Rodgers Brian Dickens Barrabee
Please Do Not Say You Are Sorry… Brooklyn Muse
5 of the Most Beautiful Train Routes in the World Bryan Dijkhuizen
When You Need It Now, Wisdom Always Seems Like the Worst Option Chad Gates
We All Deserve To Feel Gushy Inside Christopher Lancette
The West Southern Pines Rosenwald School: Cornerstone of the Community Claudia Stack
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How to Use the 3 Fundamental Rules to Selling Dean J Murphy
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How to Earn Money When Watch Netflix? ($5 to $50+ Daily) Gokhan Yalcuk
How to Easily Remember Everything You Read, According to Science Growth Lodge
Phenomenal Woman Haji
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6 Takeaways to Ensure You Get the Most Out of Any Virtual Networking Experience Jason Aro
My Two Vacation Plans Jay aware
Bald Gary Every
Your Trauma Can Make You Cruel, But There is Freedom in Forgiveness Jennifer Cross
How to Overcome High Expectations and Live The Life You Love Jordan Mendiola
How Obsidian Has Raised My Game Julian Cosky
Is It Time to Level Up? Jennifer Smith
You Are Not Successful Because You Lack Discipline! Justin Stinnett
The Best Way to Deal With Difficulties Bill Abbate
The Best Way to Deal With Difficulties
The encouragement needed to deal with difficulties
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Your Thirsty Subscription Asks Are Why I Stopped Reading (and Writing) Stories Tim Ebl
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The Path Towards Building a Side Hustle of Your Dreams Kristina Segarra
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35 Mistakes I’ve Made on My Way to 35 Kyle Chastain
Love-Bombing: The Subtle Insult Lynn Nichols
You Are Emailing All Wrong Malky McEwan
Using Tarot To Understand “The Dark Night Of The Soul” Miriam Slozberg
The Creators Dream MoneyCanWorkForYou
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The Simple Language Technique I Learnt from An Elderly Sikh Polyglot Neil Mapes
Things Nicole Barden
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So Much to Do! You, Me and Happiness
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Let’s Talk About Idiocysnracies of Teabagging in Gaming Illumination Gaming
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Why I Stay In Nursing Julie Nyhus MSN, FNP-BC
How To Start With Zero Motivation Karthick Nambi
Prime Time Argument Keira Fulton-Lees
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Time is Ticking, You Only Have a Month Kevin Farran
You Can Be Proud Coming In Second Kim McKinney
The Ride Kimberly Thomas
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The Hidden Dangers of Technology Kristina Segarra
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Life Truths Every 30-Year-Old Woman Needs To Hear Over and Over Again Leah Njoki
Ukraine’s Citizen vs Russia’s Serf Army Lester Golden
How To Make Running a Habit Margaret’s Reflections
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Immaru Gi Martine Weber
Sugar Versus Sweeteners May More
Lessons From A Broken Heart Michael Patanella
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How My Dog “Illuminated” The “Ghost Ship” Mila
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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
How To Create A 30,000 Words E-book In A Month
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.
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.
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.
Too Few Soar, Deepak Chopra | Talking Data Science, Sourab Pal, Daniel Easterman, Maja Wrzesien, PhD (she, her), Impersonal, Langa Ntuli, Dribble Drabble Stories, Matt Chapman, Shruti 🦋, Daniel’s Diary, Shanté Nixon, Emmanuel Segui, Hyrule, Ivy the Ginger Ninja, Ceren Yılmaz, Elia, Larry Oliver, Colleen McManus Hein, Ethan Himka, Prabha Manepalli, 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, — Hik Mat, Emre Erke, ✰⋆ TheWitch ✰⋆, Sally Cravo, Harjot Kaur, Gaurav Sharma, sudeshna karkun, Rachel Howe,
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.
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 ✨🌈☀️
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, 15,000+ 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
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