Featured Stories
Curated Collection #164
Chosen stories from experienced writers for avid readers
Dear Readers and Writers,
Today, we compiled interesting stories for your enjoyment. We’d appreciate your time to read, support these writers, and provide feedback on these valuable stories.
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
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
3 Steps to Regulate HPA Axis and Defeat Chronic Stress Dr Mehmet Yildiz
The Pessimism Age Is Exhausting Us Tim Denning
Jerry Seinfeld’s Meditation Experience Should be a Wakeup Call to the Business World David Gerken
11 Pieces of Good Advice (With a Heavy Dose of Controversy)Ayodeji Awosika
How I Upgraded My Home Office During The Pandemic Sinem Günel
How to Stand Up for Yourself in America Anastasia Frugaard
Unraveling The Everyday Telehealth Challenges Should Start With Work Flow Simulation And… Dr. ADAM TABRIZ
How to Move Form Deficiency to Growth in Maslow’s Scheme Mark Sanford, Ph.D.
It has been suggested by CNN televised reports that Donald Trump may consider creating a Patriot’s… Dr. Deborah M. Vereen
Reading the Bible in a Year Has Not Been Conducive to Spiritual Growth Cathy Chapman, PhD
Write that Letter Cedric Johnson, PhD
Introduction to John Rose BSc, BE(Hons), PhD. John Frederick Rose
The T-Rex That Ate My Medium Revenue Arlo Hennings, Ph.D.
Check Out Ubisoft’s Upcoming Game Titled “XDefiant.” Aiden (Illumination Gaming)
8 Things to Be Happy for in Your Thirties Jenn Leach
Andrea Bocelli and Soprano Lei Jia Teamed Up With Pianist Lang Lang and Then This Happened Rui Alves
Do Americans Make a Big Deal About Everything? George J. Ziogas
Am I Wrong to Worry About My Son Adopting a Special Needs Child? Bebe Nicholson
As an Editor, This Is the Top Thing I See Writers Getting Wrong With Their Articles Jennifer Geer
Because I Kept Opportunity Waiting Annelise Lords
Donald Trump’s New Son-In-Law Is From A S***hole Country Rebecca Stevens A.
You Won’t Get Very Far as a Writer if You Don’t Do This Aql
Ever Fallen in Love With A Fictional Character? Argumentative Penguin
You Can’t Fail, So Stop Fearing It Bella Martin
Life Isn’t Fair but Radical Acceptance Can Help Benjamin Carter
5 Things I Found In My First 3 Months on Medium Bernie Pullen
When Men Use Their Superpower, They Bring Healing to the World Beth Byfield
Why Bad Boys are Magnets to Women Brooklyn Muse
My Cat Got Diagnosed With Autism Today Bryan Dijkhuizen
Let’s Compare Medium’s New Layout to the Old One (and How You Can Get It) Burk
How to Heal your Chakras with Writing. Cee Cee
Three Tips to Improve Cardiovascular Health Dr Mehmet Yildiz
The Six Thinking Hats of a Solopodpreneur Derek Oxley
How a Few Extra Stories 10Xed my Views in a Month Don Martin
How a Few Extra Stories 10Xed my Views in a Month
Without feeling too much extra pressure
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In the Reign of Coronaphobia … Elizabeth Emerald
How To Ensure Success Ephraim Champion
How can I be a good father. A poem Francesco Carrubba
The Telephone Call Harry Hogg
They Mean Well Harry Stefanakis
Seven Tips to Improve Mood Instantly Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Gratitude Amidst the Exhaustion HealingLivMama
How Is NMN Better Than NR? Hello100
How Is NMN Better Than NR?
And Which of These Molecules Contributes To Higher NAD+ Levels
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How to Fix Burnout When You Can’t Change Your Name, F*ck Off to Another Country, and Never Work… Hope
Faustian Deals, Faith Leaders, and the Canadian Trucker Conveys Jane Harris
How Being Kind to Others Can Kill Your Love Life Jessica Rabel
To Change The Future, Take Action In The Present Jim McAulay🍁
10 Curious Facts About Animals Jose Luis Ontanon Nunez
Black Lives Still Matter! Justin Stinnett
Poetry Is A Place — Where Words Get Eternalized, In All Their Imperfections Kannan Natesan
Why You Should Never Find Yourself By Using Social Media Khadejah
Are Women Really Better Than Men At Managing Money? Let Me Count The Ways… KL Simmons
The Internet is a Great Place to Buy and Sell Weird Stuff Lawson Wallace
6 Easy Ways You Can Become an Attractive Person Leah Njoki
Can You Pass The CONTRADICTIONS Test? Leonard Tillerman
The One Thing That’s Making You Stay Average Lifestyle With Nina
My Heart is on Lockdown Margie Willis
My Highest Earning Story So Far MarkfromBoston
Is it OK to say I’m broken? Mick
The Simple Guide to Student Debt Cancellation Nick Baker
Six Lifestyle Habits to Skyrocket Fat Loss Dr Mehmet Yildiz
It’s Definitely A No From Me, Vocal! Nora
You Are as Happy as You Think You Are Øivind H. Solheim
Magazines and Websites Paying Between $200.00–2,000.00 For a Nonfiction Article Pamela Kazmierczak
Grateful and Greedy for the Seconds After paulmartincurry
This One Advice Can Make You More Happy In Life Prince Verma
9 Ways The Covid Pandemic Has Improved The Mental Health Priyam Samantray
Keep at It Rahul Pant
A Programmer’s Poem Rob Dods
There’s No Evidence-Based Personal Training — Why You’re Better Off Avoiding The Mugs Rob Hourmont
How You Can Build Resilience and Bounce Back from Life’s Toughest Challenges Benito Bartolo
Alignment — a Poem Roxanne Barbour
7 Reasons Why I Bought a Flat in Batumi Sergio Guardiola Herrador
The Tyranny of Buzzwords Shashi Sastry
5 Proven Ways To Learn Anything Faster and Better Sufyan Maan, M.Eng
I Write Fiction on Medium T. Mark Mangum
The Ethical Political Continuum 2 Tomas Byrne
Humor, With Interest Tooth Truth Roopa Vikesh
How Limiting Beliefs Affect Our Reality Tree Langdon
Cleaning your house? How about your colon too! TruHealth by Kasara
Why Biden Goes to War Veritas Civis
Three Simple And Unexpected Lessons On Personal Self-Sabotaging Tendencies Vic Bowling
The World’s Upside Down Victoria Ponte
Earn 200$-600$ Per Article — The Only Website You Need to Know as a Technical Writer Vinicius Monteiro
Ten Reasons Not to Quit Online Writing (When You Want to) Wes Putnam
There Is a New Quora, and Nobody Is Talking About It Up Until Now Napoleon
Chop, Change and Hold on! You, Me and Happiness
Helping Hand Zachary Seda
To Own My Own Story Michael Patanella
Good News: Two Innovative Content Distribution Companies Amalgamate Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Gratitude: Medium Confirmed My Acceptance to Partnership Program Today Illumination Gaming
3 Must-Have Rules to Write Deep Impact Articles Alex Philippe
10 Great Quotations on Mistakes America Zed⚡
8 Ways with Actionable Plans to Create an Abundance Mindset Amit Kumar
Why is White Fragility So Funny? Amy Sea
Self-Improvement Is Masturbation. Now Self-Destruction Is The Answer. Andrey Pilipets
Your Best Written Material Could be Created During the Toughest Life Moments Ange Dim
Victims of Free Mentality Annelise Lords
4 Reasons You Should Use Microsoft Excel Or Google Sheets To Keep A List Of Your Stories AP Carpen
A Parent’s Brief Guide To School Behavior Support Plans Becca Dorn-Medeiros, EdS
A New Facebook Scam Has Surfaced. It’s A Trap! Bogdan Mtn
Healing? Brooklyn Muse
4 Items That I Always Carry With Me Bryan Dijkhuizen
First Love Slipping Away Chasing Dreams
How I Understood The Value Of Persistence Christina Sponias
Fat Loss Isn’t Complex. We Make It Mysteries. Dr Mehmet Yildiz
What is Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum? Christina Szeman
Insights from Scrub Daddy Derek Oxley
Feeling Stuck In A Rut? You Won’t Be After Reading This. Destiny S. Harris
Poem: When Life Gives You Less Dharan.M
A Quick Little Empathy Game Diane Gillespie
Are You A Pessimist, If So Then You Must Be Happy Being Miserable Dominic DiFrancesco
What became of Terry Mansfield? Flavio Aliberti
Why Are Black Universities Getting Bomb Threats? Floyd Mori
Why Remarkable Leaders Seek Insights at Every Level Frances Hickmott
The Syrian family of the symbolic photo spoke for the first time Francesco Carrubba
Make Money and Increase The Number of Followers on Twitter Gokhan Yalcuk
There Is Life Beyond Who You Think You Are, Do You Wish To Join? Gregory Reece-Smith
6 Signs You’re Secretly Charming Destiny Femi
5 Things I Love About Making Lists Gulsun Uluer
From Delusion to Reality And Beyond Hala Saneh
Long Weekend Winter Leaving Harry Hogg
Do We Really Need A Career Goal? Ilam Padmanabhan
You Failed The Test Again. Jade Willow
Thoughts From An Ancient Feminist Janet Meisel
True Confessions of a Hearing Loss Denier . . Janice Macdonald
7 Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Diseases and How to Tackle Them with Lifestyle Choices Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Article-a-Day List Building System Jeff the Content Coach
I’m Tired of Caring About My Weight Jennifer M. Wilson
She Got 35 Million Dollars for Telling a Men to Fuck off Jessey Anthony
3 Purchases I’m Totally Ready to Stop Being Cheap About Joel Selby
The Warrior’s Way — Keep Going John Cunningham
Two Days, Too Far Away Jonathan Tasman
5 Gut-Wrenching Realizations From Getting Beat Up Joseph Seifert
What Price Family Unity? Josephine Crispin
Full-Time RV Life: 7 Things to Consider Before Taking the Plunge Mary Gallagher
Soto Street Mary Louisa Cappelli
To Own My Own Story Michael Patanella
My Co-Worker Lost 10 Pounds With This One Simple Change To His Diet Mike Lewis
What’s Like Having To Choose Between Your Parents Mila
10 Life-Changing Lessons From Bhagwad Gita To Illuminate Your Life Krishna V Chaudhary
A Heart-to-Heart About Clichés Kristine Laco
The cats in our life Lassepetter
9 Easy Ways to gain 500 followers MarkfromBoston
24 Insensitive Phrases That Mean People Say to Make You Feel Inferior Markus Scorelius
You Had Progress And Now You Don’t Marsha Hamby Savage
Albums, Cassette Tapes, and CDs: Going to the record store Nick Stockton
Puzzle This Tamila McDonald
5 Tips To Distinguish Physiological From Emotional Hunger Teresa Morillas
The Ethical Political Continuum 3 Tomas Byrne
Signs of Pushback From Divisive Politics Vanessa Gallman
Here’s What You Missed Victoria Ponte
A Memorable Weekend WrittenMastery
In Defense of Kim Kardashian being called a Gold Digger Y. Vue
My Top 10 Food Sins with Recipes You, Me and Happiness
I Cry Nicole Barden
Why Whoopi Goldberg’s Inflammatory Holocaust Remarks Are Not an Issue of Race or Racism Nova Richards
Here’s How Altering My Diet Solved the Unbearable Teeth Problems Sustainably. Dr Mehmet Yildiz
How to support great causes without begging for donations Olivia Fisher
Check Out This Officially Licensed Gamepad for The PS5 Aiden (Illumination Gaming)
Glittered Patricia Pixie❤
I am a dyed-in-the-wool introvert, that hates to be the first to strike up a conversation with a… Patrick OConnell
5 Reasons Why People Hate James Corden Paul Goodman
Grateful and Greedy for Grass Underfoot paulmartincurry
4 Exercises You Can Do In 10 Minutes That Will Drastically Improve Your Health Prince Verma
Forget The Future; Focus on The Present Rafay Hiraj
It Is Okay To Color Outside the Lines Sarah Marie
Anna Shed 50 Pounds After Fixing Leaky Gut in Five Steps Dr Mehmet Yildiz
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
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
Here’s What Happened on One-Meal-a-Day After 15 Years. 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.
Anup Singh Rawat, Tovah Rainsong, LGWare, The Black Lens, Moutaz Alnabilsy, Gina Vitale, PTA, Lady Reborn, 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, — Sejal Kunjiwal, Kushagra Agrawal, Shahinsha Shamon, Swetha Gopinath,
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.
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.
