Featured Stories
Curated Collection #163
Chosen stories from experienced writers for avid readers
Dear Readers and Writers,
Happy Weekend!
For your weekend reading, we compiled interesting stories for your enjoyment. 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.
Some writers added to our publications cannot see Illumination in their list. It looks like there is a glitch on Medium, so we added them today. So, if you applied and cannot see our publications, please don’t hesitate to apply again. We will happily give you access to relevant pubs.
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 who is one of our volunteer editors and top writer in multiple topics.
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
7 Steps to Lower Cardio-Metabolic Risks Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Today I Turn 36 Years Old — Here Are 36 Life Lessons I’ve Learned Tim Denning
The Story of How Eckhart Tolle Manifested “The Power Of Now” David Gerken
This is Why You Sabotage Yourself and Keep Doing Things You Know Will Cause You Harm Ayodeji Awosika
How I Lessened My Anxiety by Moving to England Anastasia Frugaard
Never Abandon Your Integrity If Failure Strikes Mark Sanford, Ph.D.
What’s Your Net Worth? Cedric Johnson, PhD
Instead of Paying for Your Child’s College Education, Give Them Something Far More Valuable Roger A. Reid, Ph.D.
The Police and Prison System Reform or utter Abolition Adam Tabriz, MD
Amanda Gorman’s “The Hill We Climb” Schooled Us On Privilege Dorothy Hines, Ph. D.
Know the Difference Between Culture and Ideology Dr Michael Heng
Have We Found the Money Tree? Ellen Clardy, PhD
Social Media as Human Mind Therapeutic Teresa D Hawkes, Ph.D.
It has been suggested by CNN televised reports that Donald Trump may consider creating a Patriot’s… Dr. Deborah M. Vereen
Winning Hearts Through Good Office Etiquette Of Bosses Dr. Preeti Singh
Apple TV+ Ted Lasso Is the Antidote We All Desperately Need Dr Jeff Livingston
5 Steps to Effective Decision Making in the Face of Analysis Paralysis Dr. Cort Dorn-Medeiros
Why are you so obnoxious? Dr John Frederick Rose
If Everyone Knew Everything About Everyone Else Always, What Would Our World Be Like? Michael Burg, MD
How To Build Your Willpower According to The Stoics and Aztecs Sebastian Purcell, PhD
You’re Too Nice for Your Own Good: 5 Ways to Stop Being a People Pleaser Kristie Leong M.D.
Can Covid Have a Silver Lining? Melissa Kalt, MD
Check Out This Crazy Photo Realistic New FPS Game Aiden (Illumination Gaming)
Pixelated Hearts: Working with middle schoolers on talking about self-regulation Becca Dorn-Medeiros, EdS
We Hire Diverse People To Make Then Like Us Rebecca Stevens A.
The Requirements for Medium’s Partnership Program Need to Change Gareth Willey
12 Habits of Highly Effective CEOs George J. Ziogas
13 Reasons Why Moving To Spain Is A Great Idea Livia Dabs RN,MSc
Eating Red Meat Poses No Health Dangers — They’ve Lied To You For Decades, Pushing Toxic Sugar And… Rob Hourmont
5 Ways to Use Guilt to Create Content Amy Sea
How To Have The Courage To Do What Is Necessary In 3 Steps Christina Sponias
STOP! Don’t Click on a Link Until you Read These Three Quick Scammer Tips Ange Dim
Those Aren’t Promises Remington Write
Rain On Your Own Parade Helen Cassidy Page
Through the Years, Animals Have Brought Life Into the White House Jennifer Geer
The Only Way Forward From Heartbreak is Forgiveness David Mokotoff
I Don’t Know Where I Fit in As A Christian Bebe Nicholson
Content Marketing Tips to Increase Customer Engagement Aldo Alberto Naef-Cruz Martinez
How to Find Out Who Is Calling You With a Hidden or Unknown Number on Your Phone? Bogdan Mtn
Our Trip to Dublin Was Amazing Because of This Drashti Shroff
This New Canva Feature Is a Game Changer for Content Creators and Social Media Managers Eleanor A
Yellow Raincoat Aasha Krishnan
Improving Project Team Formation Can Deliver Superior Results Eric Peterson
The Tvboy street artist makes more and more discussions. Francesco Carrubba
Five Reasons I Don’t Smoke Weed Anymore Frank T Bird
What if our 2022’s wish would be actual mutual communication? Dominique Belisle
When is the KickOff for Sunday’s Pro-Bowl? Don Martin
War Game Buddha Gary Every
How To Understand If We Are Secret Unself-Confident? Gokhan Yalcuk
It’s Been a Long Cold Lonely Winter Groupe Intellex
Double Down On The №1 Valuable Skill While Everyone Else Is Distracted. Havard Mela
Learn How to Create a Sustainable Capsule Wardrobe Iris B. Stehn
The Yellow Hibiscus Chapter 4 Annelise Lords
Ask These Four Questions Regularly to Stay Healthy and Fit. Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Perspective J.G.
Communication, Word Usage, Wisdom, Innovation, and Karens Jacquelyn Lynn
Your Favorite Influencer is Lying to You Jade M.
21 Ways to Repurpose Your Articles Jeff the Content Coach
My First 6 Months on Medium: An Honest Reflection Jennifer March, MS
Are You Too Intense? Jennifer Smith
Five People You Don’t Want in Your Circle Jessey Anthony
Maya Angelou Wrote 7 Autobiographies Jim McAulay🍁
Want Inspiration? Let’s Talk! Checkout My Collection of Self-Penned Quotes Now Josh Balerite Acol
Some of Y’all White Folks are Crazy! Justin Stinnett
On Chewing The Conventional Cud And Living A Blueprint Kannan Natesan
Showing You The Money, Honey — Stats and Resources Most Need To See (and Save) KL Simmons
Old People May Need To Be Mourned in a Different Way Floyd Mori
Let’s Talk About Sperm Lassepetter
Between Countries, between Cuisines Margie Hord de Mendez
My Take on Whoopi’s “Whoops” Mary Anne Hahn
The Snow Leopard: Superb Maxicards (Stamp + Postcard + Postmark — More Or Less Concordant) Dorin Cojocariu
Should You Make Tarot As A Part Of Your Morning Routine? Miriam Slozberg
Winter’s Splendor Ms Fischer
My Dog is a Mastermind Nick Stockton
The Wonderful Beauty of the Pareto Principle Noran Azmy
Afternoon Tea Chat With an Old Friend Obinna Uruakpa
3 Online Writing Markets That Pay Freelance Writers At Least $150.00 Per Article Pamela Kazmierczak
Six Lessons I’ve Learned After Writing on Medium for A year Patricia Vilchez
When do we start feeling old? 5 Ultimate Moments of our lives Pratik Thapa
When do we start feeling old? 5 Ultimate Moments of our lives
I went looking for answers.
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This Supplement Can Protect Your Brain From Aging, According To Science Prince Verma
Pilgrimage to Vaishno Devi during Covid PS
Vicarious Living is for the fearful, and the Lazy! Scott Schuler
A Valuable Innovation Lesson from a Small Pizza Shop Steve Sponseller
Top Health Benefits of Pottery — Power of Clay Sufyan Maan, M.Eng
And the Winner of the Coffee Challenge 3 Is…? T Mann
Who Drives The Economy? Veritas Civis
Why Does All Medium Alternatives Sound So Enticing? Is It a SCAM? Vritant Kumar
The Janky Keyboard Wendy Snyder
Here’s How Altering My Diet Solved the Unbearable Teeth Problems Sustainably. Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Not Every Beautiful Woman Deserves Your Attention on Twitter Napoleon
Mountain Biking Yonke54
Undermining the Lessons of History’s Atrocities André Alyeska
A Short Bio of who I am Jaja Requa
A Franz Kafka Story That Illuminates Us With the Real Purpose of Life Abhishek katare
How to Avoid Getting Sucked in YouTube Recommended Videos Alex Philippe
Religion: A Question of Faith or Controversy? Amit Kumar
Suffering, Empathy, and Climate Change Benjamin Carter
Owning A Piece Of A Business Is The Path To Financial Freedom Biliz Maharjan
You can learn to talk like a Ninja Brenda Henning
Sexual Disillusion Brian Dickens Barrabee
Traveling Can be Nice, but also Stressful — a Story of Stressful Train Traveling Bryan Dijkhuizen
Is it Time to Take a Break from Writing? Carrie Tawil
Why We Need to Update Our Ideas About God Chad Gates
Fiction Writing: Medium vs. Simily Crystal A. Walker
The Perfect Mouse for MMORPGs Aiden (Illumination Gaming)
How to Overcome Times of Adversity Eduard Sebastian
Get Off the Bus! Elizabeth Emerald
3 Powerful Words 2 Apologize Fanae-5, MS
How To Find Your Writing Routine And Stick With It Franzi Kinzel
Stay Young and Fit by Trying Health Tests Dr Mehmet Yildiz
The Smartest TV Show About Space Ilam Padmanabhan
The Metaverse Is Crashing But There Is A Way To Get Out Now Ilana Rabinowitz
Productivity and Creativity Nuno Campos
Nine Health Measures Holding a Mirror to Inner Self Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Twitter’s 5K Follow Barrier James Hollomon
What if Something Happened to the Moon? Jasmine Aguilar
How to Conduct Effective and Productive Hiring Interviews Today Jeannette Seibly
New Ideas to Ponder From Featured Writers John Cunningham
Thanks Giving (Poem) Josie P. Julius
French Food Hacks I’ve Learned While Living Abroad Josie Timberlake
Boxed Cake Mix in Southern Living? Judy Owens
This Is How One Story Made A Difference Julian Cosky
Why The Winter Olympics are So Important Julius Evans
Black Women Appreciation! Justin Stinnett
Friends Don’t Let Friends Write Drunk Poetry Craig Hellier
The Metaverse Should Be Decentralized Kimanzi Constable
Why the Hell Unvaxxed Sperm Is the Next Bitcoin? Krishna V Chaudhary
Now It’s Official — Medium Removed This Smart Feature Kristina God
How Can I Overcome Shyness? Leonard Tillerman
Getting Down to My Comic Weight Lisa Burdige
Son of Satan Part II: The Hive Mind and The Game of Life Markus Scorelius
5 Ridiculously Simple Steps To Dump Your Emotional Baggage For Good Mary Liga
5 Ridiculously Simple Steps To Dump Your Emotional Baggage For Good
It’s time to move on.
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The Silent Base Mary Louisa Cappelli
Contemplating the Meaning of “The More You Know, The More You Realize You Don’t Know” Murtaza Ali
How To Become a Board Director Neil Mapes
Comedy, Records, and the skit that changed my life Nick Stockton
7 Side Gigs You Can Do Online to Earn Passive Income Nicky Christensen
I Worked at the Largest Low Income Community in St. Petersburg Lawson Wallace
This One Medium Story Earned Me Almost $50 as of This Writing Noah Nelson
Selling POD on Redbubble? Two Ways to Perform Keyword Research Nora
Horse Jockey Joins the Ranks of The Greatest African Americans in History Patti Murray Voncannon
Grateful and Greedy for the Beer the Monks Brew paulmartincurry
Right Matters — Truth Matters — And Normality Matters! Penny Grubb
Once Upon A Time, When There Was No Toilet in Our House Purbita Chakraborty
Success is Subjective. Don’t Let Anyone Tell You Otherwise Rafay Hiraj
3 Popular Self-Improvement Traps That You Might Want to Avoid Sanket Pai
Murder Mystery in the Emergency Room (Part 1) Sharon Stephen
I Attempt to Solve a Problem of the New Writers with a Bit of Humor on YouTube and TikTok. Aiden (Illumination Gaming)
“I got here on my own.” Is this true? K. Joseph
Use What You Have to Level Up in Life Sonam Lama
THE SECRET OF THE STEERING WHEEL EFFECT Story Taller
Why 10 People Rejected A Terrible Apartment (And I Accepted It) Ticapo
My 14 Streams of Income in 2021 Vicky Hui
From Educators to Plant-repreneurs: Why forgo a stable $6000 monthly salary to run a plant nursery? Victoria-Marie
What to Do When You’ve Been Ghosted by a Guy You Really Like Wendy Scott
How Does a Broke Writer Get a Mortgage? Wes Putnam
We are raising another breed of American Harry Hogg
What is your “Claps” criteria? Eleanor A
My Date With Jane Austen — The Final Chapter Francesco Rizzuto
Make your children fight Nasar Karim
Sky Diving — a Poem Roxanne Barbour
Five Tips to Melt Visceral Fat and Have a Defined Belly Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Proud Boys Declared a Terrorist Entity in Canada — Will The U.S. Follow Their Lead? Tree Langdon
Act On What’s Within Your Control To Be Successful Randy Wolken
Act On What’s Within Your Control To Be Successful
Do not focus on what you cannot impact
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A New Puppy Parent’s Guide to Going Overboard in the Name of Puppy Love Crystal Jackson
I Am Amy’s Heart — A Poem Penofgold
12 Steps to International Savvy Douglas Pilarski
There’s A Hippo Sex Problem in Colombia Emily Kingsley
‘Rasslin’ Terry Trueman
Being the New Guy Is Always Painful. but It Gets Better René Junge
Don’t Let the Door Hit You On the Way Out Kristy Lynn
Let’s Talk about Some of These Screwed Up Pardons! Stephen Dalton
How I Became the Victim of a Dutch Prince and Survived Desiree Driesenaar
Grief: A Compelling Short Story — Part 2 Abena D
Happy Dog Keira Fulton-Lees
America, The Raped EP McKnight, MEd
Joe Biden’s Most Pressing Job Is To Cure America’s Obsession With Labels Steve QJ
3 Things I Learned When You Make Your Dreams Come True Tom Handy
How to Use Deadlines to Your Advantage Bill Abbate
Should You Quit Your Job If It Makes You Unhappy, But Pays Well? Jordan Mendiola
READY SET…Sleep. Julia E Hubbel
How to Defeat “Promotion Anxiety” and Become a Great Leader Gary McBrine
Was This a Personality Mismatch or Something Much Darker?- Final Chapter Nkeonye Judith Izuka
5 Mindful Habits You Can Learn From Jeff Bezos To Achieve Success Kristina Segarra
The Inauguration-Performance of This Country Singer Was a Stroke of Genius Daniel Hövermann
Is Religion An Enemy To Enlightenment? George Blue Kelly
Were Covid-19 Vaccines Rushed To The Market? Danell teNyenhuis Black
Which Finch is Best for Your Family Pet Marjorie J McDonald
I Lost 20lbs in 2 Months By Drinking Only Water Georgia Dimitrious
We Aren’t The Same Kind Of Old People We Used To Know Tooth Truth Roopa Vikesh
Donald Trump Made Your Life More Interesting and Now You Don’t Know What to Do Isaiah McCall
Dear Summer… Tina L. Smith
5 Simple Ways to Live a Happier Life John Teehan
How to Get the Right Man to Want You Rebecca Sealfon
Master Bao and the Third Princess Tom Hanratty
The “Average Joe” Writer Syndrome Dawn Bevier
A Short Term Instagram Promotion & Derived Critical Learning On Social Media Campaigns Suntonu Bhadra
Behind The Veil Martine Weber
2021 Wakeup Call — How Many More New Years Do You Have Tim Ebl
Perspective Deborah Barchi
A Conversation With 7-Year-Old You Tim Maudlin
How to Use Sales Funnels and Not Feel Like An Asshole Quiet Cacophony
Sordid Secret Life of Beloved Children’s Author Britni Pepper
It Is January 2021: Time to Get to Work Blaine Coleman
Fat Loss Isn’t Complex. We Make It Mysteries. Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Horrified by Politicians’ Behavior? Boycott Their Corporate Donors Jennifer Friebely
Everything You Need to Know About DNA and Sequencing Your Genes Rich Sobel
It’s Okay Not To Be Okay Mack Bason
You Don’t Have To Be an Expert to Recognize a Narcissistic Personality Gayle Kurtzer-Meyers
Are You Writing for Money? Luke Beling
Top Dog Gone Renay Intisar Jihad
What is Important to You in Life? Hoffi
How Did Japan Become Infested with Raccoons? Jason Ward
Singular Daniel A. Teo
The Republic Stands, But I Slump Jan M Flynn
New Year. New Mindset. Julie Nyhus MSN, FNP-BC
How to Widen Your Lens and become a Systemic Thinker and Communicator: in memory of Paul Byers Kenneth Silvestri
How to Make the Most of Life — Even During a Shutdown Øivind H. Solheim
Impeachment’s Real Issue! Trump, Himself, Is Secondary. Bill Myers
Our Emotions Are Not For Public Consumption Utpal Kumar
A Zillion Universes Shirley Willett
Distance America Zed
Loving Yourself On Your Worst Days Mila
How Your Own Mind Holds You Back James Jordan
How Exercise Changes Your Brain and Your Mood Maria Cross
How to Tell Whether She’s Open to Being Approached or Not Shannon Hilson
Yes, Guys Like Eye Candy Liz Porter
How To Generate New Ideas Through Lateral Thinking Techniques Orla Kenny
Cleaning Out the COVID Keith R Wilson
This One Is on Self Care Nkeonye Judith Izuka
I Kissed Off Medium and I Liked it. Kevin Farran
Using Quora Spaces to Drive (Almost) 1 Million Content Views Per Month! Deon Christie
Cultivate Your Creativity by Letting go of Comparing Dayton Parks
9 Simple Changes I Made In January That Kept Me Creatively Inspired All Month Alice Vuong
How to Make Your Relationship with Facebook Work for You Daniella Mini
How Top Stories and Viral Hits Happen Lynda Coker
The World Needs More Sceptics Than Experts Mukundarajan V N
How the Pandemic Turned Me Into an Online Shopping Addict Christian Soschner
So Similar Yet Unique Neha Sandhir S
Traditional Ideas That Will Make Her Say Yes in a Heartbeat Debbie Walker
Collected of Curated Poems on Illumination Kimberly Thomas
Jim’s Office Valentine to Pam Andrew Jazprose Hill
Want to Succeed as an Entrepreneur? Stop Being so Positive. Zachary Minott
Waves of Calm Bridget Webber
The First United States Congressman to Be Assassinated Vanessa Robinson
I Have A Crush On Mozart Eira Braun-Labossiere 🌻
Why Do Good People Do Bad Things? Paul Abela, MSc
Treat Yourself Like a Dog (or Cat) Bashar Salame
Six Lifestyle Habits to Skyrocket Fat Loss 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.
Caterina, Ryan Jong, Kelvin Muchiri, Sean Barker, CPT, PN2, Anand, Samuele Onelia, Leopoldo M. Sales Jr., Shivani Saxena, 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, — Eclasshop, Tanzila Shabir, Mulayam Singh.
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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