Featured Stories
Curated Collection #162
Chosen stories from experienced writers for avid readers

Dear Readers and Writers,
Today, we compiled some valuable stories for your enjoyment. This might be a great list for your weekend reading. We appreciate your continued support, feedback on our previous posts, and enthusiasm for creative writers’ work.
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.
Our doors are open to all ethical writers. You can join or leave anytime with no obligation. Our goal is to give you a platform to showcase your stories. Thank you for being a valued part of our writing and reading community.
ILLUMINATION Amplifiers posted a collection yesterday. We believe you will find some valuable stories from it.
If you missed ILLUMINATION’s 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
Illumination readers prefer only human-generated content, so 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.
Hand-Picked Articles #190, Hand-Picked Articles #191, Hand-Picked Articles #192, Hand-Picked Articles #193, Hand-Picked Articles #194, Hand-Picked Articles — 2023 #30
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.
Our editors also introduced a new book of Rob Hourmont.
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
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Featured Stories from ILLUMINATION Today

5 Major Weight Loss Concerns Scientists Can Only Shed Light. Dr Mehmet Yildiz
I Spent Three Months Collecting the Best Underrated Writing Tips on the Internet Tim Denning
The Story of How Eckhart Tolle Manifested “The Power Of Now” David Gerken
Squeeze the Juice Out of the Present Stop Daydreaming About the Future Ayodeji Awosika
I Interviewed Medium’s New CEO. Here’s What He Shared About His Plans for the Future. Sinem Günel
(Unpopular) Life Advice I’ll Give My Daughter Anastasia Frugaard
Patients Know Their Opinion Is Important, But Who Is Not Listening? Dr. ADAM TABRIZ
How To Think About Thinking, Again Dr. Ojuolape Kuti
Escape the Tyranny of Mistaken Ideas Mark Sanford, Ph.D.
To The One Smiling Into The Light Christyl Rivers, Phd.
This Is Why Memory Brought Tears of Joy Dr Deborah M. Vereen
Tame Your Tongue Cedric Johnson, PhD
Reading the Bible in a Year Has Not Been Conducive to Spiritual Growth Cathy Chapman, PhD
5 Reasons Dating is a Waste of Time Edward Robson, PhD
10 Effective Ways to be Recognized as a Leader When You’re Not the Boss Roger A. Reid, Ph.D.
What Hannah Arendt Can Teach Us About The Capitol Hill Insurrection Sebastian Purcell, PhD
These two stories were just “chosen for further distribution” but remain largely unloved. Michael Burg, MD (Satire Sommelier)
How I Unleashed my Inner Entrepreneur Dr Michael Heng
Adam Smith Would Be Surprised to Learn People Think He Supports Greed Ellen Clardy, PhD
Routine With Change In Style Dr. Preeti Singh
Journaling Is My Secret To Hyperfocus, Intuition, Discipline & Productivity Dr. Teo Wan Lin
Grandpa Goes and Gets Some Arlo Hennings, Ph.D.
Lockdown Thinking. Dr John Frederick Rose
Charismatic Qualities Dr Fatima Imam
How Much Do You Know About Viruses? Julie Nyhus MSN, FNP-BC
Check Out This Crazy Photo Realistic New FPS Game Aiden (Illumination Gaming)
How being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes re-framed my views towards self-care and my personal… Vidya Sury, Collecting Smiles
This Micro-Power-Push-Up Set Breaks and Rebuilds Your Muscles Stronger and Leaner — Fast! Rob Hourmont with YouTube Video
Are You a Person of Courage? John R. Miles
Would you pledge 10 hours this month for $2,000? Jenn Leach
How To Make $1,000 From Your Existing Articles Paul Myers MBA
How to Recognize and Combat Fake News George J. Ziogas
My Secret Garden: Lessons on Love, Life, and Loss Crystal Jackson
The Year of the Great Comeback Challenge Helen Cassidy Page
In White Switzerland, Can We Make Black Lives Truly Matter? Rebecca Stevens A.
So Global Warming will Not cause more Bush-Fires in Australia? Mike Pole
Using Archetypes to Enhance Your Understanding of Self and Others Rebecca Romanelli
Science and Faith Don’t Have to Cancel Each Other Out Bebe Nicholson
“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” ~ Eleanor Roosevelt Regina Clarke
Are the Bad Old Days Back? Remington Write
Raw Versus Cooked: Which Diet is the Most Nutritious? Maria Cross
Chosen Stories from Sufyan Maan’s Collection on Medium ILLUMINATION-Curator
Do You Have To Love Your Family? Argumentative Penguin
Six Shitty Myths People Said Would Happen Over 40 and Never Did Ange Dim
Barefoot in the Snow. Crazy Supercharge Andrey Pilipets
Why Elon Musk Sold His Bitcoin Shares Out of Blue Illumination Gaming
This is What Happened Again in the Year 2022 AHK
Why I Created an Embarrassingly *Messy* Blog Alex Philippe
The 5 Downsides of Being a Digital Nomad No One Tells You About Angela Choi
How Gaslighting Yourself is The Most Dangerous Form of Emotional Abuse Chris Freyler
A Dog Person Alan
Medium (Probably) Won’t Work For You, Unless… Christian Soschner
Here’s Why I Got Insulin Resistance in My Early 20s and How I Fixed It in 7 Steps. Dr Mehmet Yildiz
How Wordle is Saving Us from Ourselves Dakota Duncan
12 Things To Remember If You Ever Feel Like A Failure Dave Richards
You Still Have Time To Change The World Debbra Lupien, Voice of the Akashic Records
How I Kick-Start My Day’s Writing Don Martin
Management Fix Eduardo Espinheira
Spawn of Harvey Weinstein Elizabeth Emerald
A Death Row Inmate Executed in Oklahoma Floyd Mori
If You Didn’t Exist, Nothing in The Universe Could Exist Frank T Bird
There Is Now An Opportunity To Create Your Future, Want To Do So? Gregory Reece-Smith
The Quack Harry Hogg
S*x, Finances, Mindset, and Healing HealingLivMama
A Gift For My Mother Bogdan Mtn
55K Followers, 500 Views Burk
What Lifestyle Causes Inflammation? Hello100
Three Tips to a Defined Body and Sharp Brain Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Eter-nity India Snow
Treating ‘Black’ People Equally is The Quickest Way to be called a “Racist”. Jaja Requa
Article-a-Day RESULTS Jeff the Content Coach
My Top Five Most Nostalgic Games Illumination Gaming
Why Do We All Become Our Parents? Jeff Peirish
3 Lessons Learned From 6 Months of Freelance Writing Jennifer March, MS
My Psychic Reading Jennifer Pierce
You Don’t Have To Be a Medium Superstar To Get More Story Views Jessica Rabel
What Every Writer Should Know About Navigating Medium John Cunningham
10 Amazing Facts About Planet Earth Jose Luis Ontanon Nunez
Brian Flores is about to Burn It All Down! Justin Stinnett
Realm of Quarkopolis — Chapter 3 Kathy K
3 Lifechanging Google Sheets Tools for Complete Beginners Kiersten Campbell
10 Brilliant Books You Should Read Before You Kick The Bucket KL Simmons
Update on the largest darknet trial Klaus Wagner
Happy Birthday Data…ahem…Brent Spiner! kristin_missk
Developers On Medium, There’s One Specific Publication For You To Write For Kristina God
School Should Prepare Students for Life L.A. Fosner
Have You Ever Wondered What It Would Be like in a Room Full of Homeless Men? Lawson Wallace
Would You Become a Masochist to Be More Productive? Elon Musk Approves It! Lila Juno
Just start. Damn it. Linda Erskine
How To Walk Away From A Conversation You Don’t Like Lucia Landini
My Most Popular Stories — (Must Be Reasons For That) Maria Rattray
No Trace Of Mother And Child Marie A. Rebelle
The IRS Now Wants You to Use Their App — IRS2GO — For your Refund and Other Tax Stuff Mark Hake
1 sperm + 1 egg = 3 humans; plus 14 Original & Unusual “What if” questions Markus Scorelius
Stagnant Or Free? Marsha Hamby Savage
Find Out Where Your Website or Post Is Linked to: Backlinks Marvin Wendt
Here’s How Altering My Diet Solved the Unbearable Teeth Problems Sustainably. Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Embrace This & Reduce Stress Michele Thill
I Decided To Be Totally Honest For A Day — It Wasn’t What I Expected Mike Lewis
My Friend Has Three Children, But In Reality, He Has None Mila
Tooting Our Own Horns Misty Rae
5 Ways To Innovate and Improve Outcomes in Higher Education Nandita Abraham
Are Claps Really That Important? Nathalie Clair
I Just Created My First Video On TikTok Aiden (Illumination Gaming)
Grades, Homework, And The Relentless Pursuit of Scholastic Normalcy Nick Stockton
How Beautiful Are You? Nona Nicklin
On Loving Yourself Noran Azmy
Deep Breathes Nova Binx
Hang On to Your Youthful Enthusiasms Øivind H. Solheim
21 Writing Markets That Pay At Least 100.00 a Piece — Some Pay Into The Thousands Pamela Kazmierczak
Fill-in-the-Blanks Game for Coming Up with Article Ideas Patricia Haddock
37 Days Into This 90-Day Challenge When All This Happened Pretty Fast! Deon Christie
NFT are Medieval Indulgences Paul Coogan
Grateful More For the Rain than the Incessant Sun paulmartincurry
5 Things Dying People Regret Most Peter White
How I Made $464.77 With 30 Minutes Of Writing Prince Verma
The nutritional quality of plant protein sources: Rachel Pham
What I Couldn’t Leave Behind Ripped Jeans Journey
Alternate Endings to 25 Famous Proverbs Rob Dods
Diary2021–Sept to Dec Robert Shaneyfelt
How Brazilian Singer Jão Went Viral on TikTok With ‘Idiota’ Rui Alves
How You Can Travel Free with Global Volunteer Programs Ryan Scott Shannon
Your Picture-Perfect K-Pop Idol Has a Heart-Wrenching Story To Tell S M Mamunur Rahman
How to Be Healthy When You’Re Busy Sergio Guardiola Herrador
How to Get Paid for Being a Patient Sharon Johnson
Don’t Be Afraid to Pursue Things You Are Unqualified For Sonam Lama
Are You a Beginner Writer Struggling with Writer`s Block? Story Taller
3-Steps Pragmatic Approach by Behavioral Scientist To Build Sustainable Habits Sufyan Maan, M.Eng
Save Your Likes for Us Tamil
If Women Want Gender Equality, Why Do They Expect Men to Pay? Tammy Bergstrom
Out Of The Darkness Into The Light Thesilkroads
How I Successfully Use These 4 Content Tools Without Spending a Penny Yana Bostongirl
Desire 2 Tomas Byrne
Bite Into Starfruit Tooth Truth Roopa Vikesh
How To Submit Your Miracle Stories Tree Langdon
Natural Help for Menstrual Issues TruHealth by Kasara
Labyrinth Night Ulf Wolf
Managing Our Government Veritas Civis
Seven Communication Tips for New Leaders To Get Good Results Faster Wendy Scott
Oopsie Goldberg Wes Putnam
There Is A New Way For Writers To Be Connected, And I love It Napoleon
Reasons to Own a Dog Yancy Dennis
Three Tips to Improve Cardiovascular Health Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Your Life’s Trajectory Francesco Rizzuto
Imperfection is a Product of The Mind Frank T Bird
What To Do When You Get Stuck in Your Cocoon Adriianna Lagorio
Whoopi’s Holocaust Comment Wasn’t Far Off The Mark Andrew Katz
Choosing When To Live Annelise Lords
Black History Nobody Wants to Talk About Augustine Habenga
Black History Nobody Wants to Talk About
It’s Black history month let’s get the filth out
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The music industry is weird Ben Guttmann
Twilight here ?… Brooklyn Muse
10 Uncomfortable Truths The Tinder Swindler & Puppet Master Teach us. Caryn Leach-Smith
No Robots Allowed: Powering the People Factor Dave Smith
My Song of Love to You! David Grant
Regulate Emotions with Three Tips Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Can There Be Too Much Togetherness Dominic DiFrancesco
A JOURNEY THROUGH A ROCKY ROAD. Dominique Belisle
My First Article on Medium is Ranking #1 on Google with these Keywords. Elizabeth Gordon
Who Are The Ugly Persons? Filip Cabra Makowski
How To Sleep Well and Wake Up Full of Energy Gokhan Yalcuk
Top 8 New Technology Trends For 2022 Hidayatullah
I Was “Called Out” For Being Too Expensive Infiniti 🦋
Choosing Painful New Paths That Just Might Lead to Joy Janet Stilson
Do You Need A Fun Day? Jennifer Smith
5 Red Flags in a Psychedelic Guide Julia Blum
This Single Action Could Save Your Life Julian Cosky
‘The View’ Banned Whoopi Goldberg for Two Weeks for Denying the Holocaust was About Race Julius Evans
All Black Men Are Not Criminals! Justin Stinnett
You Have This Mistake in Your Articles That’s Why You aren’t Getting Paid Enough on Medium Krishna V Chaudhary
Space Day Saturday kristin_missk
Carrd, one-page website at no cost Lassepetter
To Highlight or Not to Highlight — Why is this a Question? Melanie J.
An Open Letter To The Book Banning Crowd Misty Rae
The trap of punishment and reward Nanna
The Waking Dream Nasar Karim
Middle Aged and Autistic Natalie Forrest
Beef, is it Truly What’s for Dinner? Pam Winter
The 6 Skills That Swimmers And Horse-Riders Have in Common Paul Myers MBA
10 Terrible Distractions That May Ruin Your Life Prasanniya
This New Material Has The Potential For Multiple Applications Prince Verma
Smile Like The Craziest Person Alive When You Wake Up Rafay Hiraj
Why We Go Outdoors — Part 1 Ray Wirth
How I’m Living Just Fine on $700/Month Real Money Guru
Short Thoughts for Busy People #4 Roger Himes Esquire
How To Declutter & Create More Space In Your Life Sanket Pai
Calling Other People Names Makes You a Complete Idiot Shannon Piérre
Create Something of value Or Solve a Pressing World Problem to Positively Impact Humanity and… Sonam Lama
Fasting February; a 28 Day Challenge to Restart Intermittent Fasting Sothy Kien
How I Earned $1700 On Medium In January This Year Suzan Dalia
How My First Year on Medium Made Me a Better, More Successful Writer T Mann
The Stranger Tamila McDonald
Why Great Writers Are Always Learning Tavian Jean-Pierre
Everything is a Little Bit Shit-Tee-Er Toni Crowe
My Double Rainbow Moments Tony Leo
Why Don’t I Exercise? Utpal Kumar
Free Tools that make me more productive on Windows Nuno Campos
The Meaning & Purpose of Followers Has Been Lost. What Next? Gareth Willey
What You Should Be Doing Instead of Worrying About Your Medium Earnings Raymond M.E. Aguirre
The One Book That Help With Mental Health At Work — “No Hard Feelings” Valentin Mucke
10 Psychological Hacks That You Must Know To Conquer Any Situation Vivek Naskar
Why is it Difficult for Humans to Accept Imperfection? Wahyuni Sapri
The Ten Worst Super Bowls in NFL History Wes Putnam
5 Simple Habits You Should Start In 2022 WrittenMastery
The Mindset for Success Yean Foong (M.Ed.)
Six Lifestyle Habits to Skyrocket Fat Loss Dr Mehmet Yildiz
10 Stupid Things I Used to Believe About Sex Piper Steele
A Lesson From Mister Rogers Jennifer Friebely
No One Can Keep Up René Junge
Your Opinion is NOT Necessarily Fact. It’s Your Opinion. Julia E Hubbel
Let the Joy and Wonder of the Season Into Your Heart Jill Reid
Sordid Secret Life of Beloved Children’s Author Britni Pepper
Loving Your Flesh and Blood Ain’t Easy Agnes Louis
Spiral Learning Jean Carfantan
9 Signs You’re A Strong Person L.A. Strucke
The 5 Rules of Really Strong Couples Godofredo Rojas
Looking Around the Corner Terry Trueman
This is the Most Difficult Thing About Being a Startup Founder with ADHD Leo Guinan
What is it Going to Be? Harshy
Sympathy for a Goddess Patrick M. Ohana
How Much is Enough? Jonathan Isbill MS, RDN
Paddling to the Edge of a Dam Anne Bonfert
Finding Your Old Friend on Facebook Jan M Flynn
It Was a Baby Abena D
My Red Spot 🔴 Carolyn Hastings
Searching the Shores of Writer’s Block Kevin Farran
A Mere Light In The Room Suntonu Bhadra
The Nutritional Benefits Of Garlic Lanu Pitan
Behind The Veil Martine Weber
The Life &Times of the Legendary Ms. Mary Wilson, Supremes Founder EP McKnight, MEd
What Does It Even Mean to Be Wrong? Daniella Mini
The Lure of The Number 10,000 is Irresistible Mukundarajan V N
Do You Have Thinking Partners? Randy Wolken
Picnic at the Pickrick in Atlanta, GA Vanessa Robinson
Life Work America Zed
Beauty Kimberly Thomas
Of What Have I Seen? Keira Fulton-Lees
How and Why to Return to Yoga During Covid-19 Kate Lynch
Mid-Winter Morning Deborah Barchi
20 Things I Learned To Do That Changed My Life For The Better Orla Kenny
Do You Use Your 3 Brains Effectively? Let’s Unleash Our Wisdom! Desiree Driesenaar
Say what? James G Brennan
Let’s Talk About When Black People are Called Racists Jeanette C. Espinoza
My Dog Swallowed a Plastic Squeaker From Her Toy This Morning Jennifer Geer
Jeff Bezos Could Learn a Thing or Two from His Ex-wife Jessica Lynn
3 Bold Predictions on The Future of Entertainment Jordan Mendiola
Palmeiras? How Football Clubs Help You to Understand Brazil Levi Borba
My PTSD Triggers Live On — Confessions of a Survivor Liz Porter
Opportunity Is Found in Adversity Luke Beling
Dowry, The Rampant Cancer Which Continues To Kill In Civilized India. Tina Viju
3 Myths You Should Know on Writing About Money Articles that Makes it Sexy Tom Handy
3 Common Misconceptions About the Laptop Lifestyle Debunked Toni Koraza
Unleashing the Peace Within Marjorie J McDonald
Aging White Boy Spends National Black History Month Pondering His Lifetime of Race Relations Martin D. Hirsch
An Ax, a Razor, a Scissor, and a Knife Taught Me Four Problem Solving Techniques Massùod Hemmat
5 Fundamental Parts of Life You Need to Treat Differently If You Want to Be Successful Moreno Zugaro
With a friend of mine, we went to a cozy space offering different kinds and difficulty-levels of… Myriam Ben Salem
7 Priceless Longevity Lessons Learned from Friends Who Lived 100+ Years Dr Mehmet Yildiz
The Change Neha Sandhir S
The Real Tales of an Intern Part 4 Nkeonye Judith Izuka
How to Excel in Creative Writing Øivind H. Solheim
How to Manage your Relationships in Quarantine Sajjad Choudhury
20 Serious Headlines That Were Accidentally Hilarious Tim Ebl
Your Story Tim Maudlin
One Meaningful Thing White Folk Can Do for Black History Month Tina L. Smith
Introduction to Lucid Dreams Warren Brown
Max Out Your Library Card Yve Laran
Five Tips to Melt Visceral Fat and Have a Defined Belly 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
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.
Shivani Saxena, Sunshine with No Fear, Nara — no longer putting up a facade for my mother, Grace Mary Power, Wangoo Lee, Andrew Tsao, John Loewen, Gael MacLean, Sree, Giuseppe Bartoli, Andrew & Christine — DesignACE, Greg Lynas, Dwayne Thomas, Francis K, Jan Kohvakka, Dr.Ramesh Chaurasiya, Wangoo Lee, Nadine, Romance Travel Blogger, James Alexander, Johanna Ginter, John Newmark, Christina Bagley, The ODD Witch, Bikshya, John Ehimen, Beyondthesmelloffreedom, Opi Kaur, Amir Jabarivasal, Samuele Onelia, Tamanna Saini, Harpreet Kaur, TamiPatzer.com, Strange & Unusual, Sonika Prasad, Alex Kruczkowski, Asger Steen, Collin Rittschof, Bandaged, bothered, and bewildered., Royah Loie, Justjulieandherblog, Sijuwola, Sasi K, Nicole Peery, Alex Chung, E Savaria, Zoran Rogic, Charles Bastille, Dwight Wilson Jr., Emily Klein, Surekha Chandrasekhar, Nick James, Mitch Hamilton, The Shackled Thinker, Mickey Hadick, Asger Steen, Sonika Prasad, Katarzyna Adamus, Edwin Gehman, Deb Palmer, Kat McMahon, NeuralNewbie, Lucas Potrykus, 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, —Mihir Joshi, Mihir Joshi, Josh E., Мaria Kriskovich, G Elightment,
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.
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
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.
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