Featured Stories
Curated Collection #167
Chosen stories from experienced writers for avid readers
Dear Readers and Writers,
Happy Weekend!
Today we compiled some valuable stories for your weekend reading. This list covers numerous topics, ensuring there’s something of interest to our avid readers.
These writers would appreciate your time to read and provide feedback on their valuable stories. Thank you for being so supportive of our contributors.
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 new collection. 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.
Update on Lampshade of Illumination
We 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.
Illumination Gaming and Illumination Videos and Podcasts
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.
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 Boost Red Blood Cells and Say Good Bye to Fatigue Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Keanu Reeves Is the Only Person That Consistently Unites a Deeply Divided America Tim Denning
My Most Cherished Moment Working on “The West Wing” TV Show David Gerken
Remove Hate From Your Heart It’s Making You Spiritually Sick Ayodeji Awosika
9 Mistakes Almost All Medium Writers Make Sinem Günel
Why Happiness is Hard(-er) to Achieve in America Anastasia Frugaard
Don’t Miss Out On A Trunk-or-Treat Event Dr. Deborah M. Vereen
The Search for the Best Route to Self-worth: Is there a Single Path, Or Are all Paths the Same? Mark Sanford, Ph.D.
Reading the Bible in a Year Has Not Been Conducive to Spiritual Growth Cathy Chapman, PhD
Compassion — An Act or a Feeling? Cedric Johnson, PhD
Seeing The Bourgeois Revaluation in Literature Ellen Clardy, PhD
Importance of Confidentiality in an Individual’s Life Dr. ADAM TABRIZ
Traveling the World in Search of Wholistic Health Remedies Arlo Hennings, Ph.D.
11 Ways to Discern the Covert Narcissist Victim from the Covert Narcissist Melissa Kalt, MD
5 Stupid Mistakes Smart People Make When Finding Their Purpose in Life Kristie Leong M.D.
Winning Hearts Through Good Office Etiquette Of Bosses Dr. Preeti Singh
Gaia’s Hidden Gems Dr John Frederick Rose
Scintillating Obscurity Dr. Fatima Imam
Imagine a Game Wired Into ChatGPT with NPCs You Can Talk to. Aiden (Illumination Gaming)
You Know What, I Think White People Just Love Touching Me! Rebecca Stevens A.
To My Daughter on Her Confirmation Day Elin Melaas
From Eisenhower to Biden, Queen Elizabeth Met Every U.S. President but One George J. Ziogas
How I Make $350 for 20 Minutes of Work Jenn Leach
When Your Loved One Has Dementia and You’re Overwhelmed Bebe Nicholson
Capitol Corruption From the Mountain ~ Stories & Photos from JD Adams
#RipTwitter Is Trending: There Still May Be Time to Save Your Tweet Data Jennifer Geer
Call of Duty Mobile Turns 3 Years Old Gareth Willey
Elon Musk Should Have Acquired Powerful Pokémon Instead Of Ailing Twitter. Jussi Luukkonen, MBA
Curated Book Chapters of Illumination #01 ILLUMINATION-Curator
Burnout Jump Starts My Creativity Amy Sea
To YouTube or Not to YouTube. My Marketing Friends, What Do You Think? Andrey Pilipets
10 Unexpected Ways Las Vegas Shaped Me Alexander Yung
First Comes Marriage, Then Comes Love . . . Allison Bonilla
Your Actions+ Choices +Decisions= Poverty or Wealth Annelise Lords
Readers Love These Niche Publications by Creative Writers ILLUMINATION Amplifier
The 9 Most Popular Career Myths Almost Everyone Believes Antonis Iliakis
Valentine Day Arbab Z.
How Magic Mushrooms Changed My Partner’s Life Benjamin Carter
You Don’t Have to Prove Your Self-Worth to Anyone but Yourself Beth Byfield
A Woman Accuses Snoop Dogg Of Raping Her In 2013 Bogdan Mtn
My Queen Brooke Ramey Nelson
Awaken with an Open Heart… Brooklyn Muse
Happy Love Your Work Day! Caryn Leach-Smith
How To Be Consistent in Writing Without Really Trying. Cee Cee
9 Ways to Come up with New Topics for Your Podcast Christina Szeman
I Earned $150 For Building an Email List Of 1800+ People Burk
Walking Meditation Mindfulness And Awareness Tips Carl Poland
Prevent and Treat Obesity in 3 Steps Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Don’t Forget To Do This With Your Goals Destiny S. Harris
On Skins and Needles Elizabeth Emerald
Falling Can Cause Serious Consequences Floyd Mori
World Radio Day: happy birthday! Francesco Carrubba
Title Selection Techniques and Importance For Articles Gokhan Yalcuk
Disassociating/ The Conversation Haji
7 Signs You Are Too Plugged In to Social Media Jeff the Content Coach
I Used to Underestimate the Power of Social Media Jennifer Smith
So the future can be yesterday, again Jenny Lane
Why Should Writers Contribute to Technology Hits Publication on Medium ILLUMINATION Amplifier
10 Books That Changed My Life and Gave Me a Sense of Purpose: How Reading Can Make You a Better… John Adam Ledford
A Spiritual Triptych Harry Stefanakis
I Gave Employees Everything They Wanted. They Started a Side-Hustle And Left. James Williams
The Importance of Understanding Assets and Liabilities. Joseph Seifert
Fabulous Fun And Sun In The Canary Islands — Where I’d Take My Partner To KL Simmons
I Fell in Love With the Girl Next Door Mark Hake
The Source & Power of Stupid Voice: The Most Irritating Voice in Our Heads Markus Scorelius
How to Accept Uncertainty Michele Thill
How to take your power back from a narcissist Mick McIntyre
Networking and Sharing Marsha Hamby Savage
Unleash Your True Potential and Leverage the Internet to Make Money Online MoneyCanWorkForYou
Here’s Why I Never Work Out If I’m Tired — I Don’t Want To Blow Up My Body and Mind, Nor Should You Rob Hourmont
Go ahead and Conquer them! You Are Surely Bigger Than Your Problems Juby John
Peace Will Come When We Want It. Pierre. Minimalism proud Autistic.
No Nonsense Fat Loss. Day 2 Nasar Karim
Rank Your Video On YouTube Page One In 60 Seconds Or Less! Deon Christie
A Smartphone With No Battery is a Brick! Nick Stockton
3 Magazines and Websites That Pay Freelancers $225.00–1,500.00 Pamela Kazmierczak
So you want a “kick-butt” newsletter — one that “stands out from all the other “also rans”? Patrick OConnell
Grateful and Greedy for Such Brutal Boredom paulmartincurry
Try These Awesome Benefits Of Being Single Priyam Samantray
This Jeff Bezos Quote Changed The Course Of My Life Rafay Hiraj
Focus On Your Trajectory Randy Wolken
Don’t Chase Anyone or Anything. Rishab Batra
Empty Cave-a Poem Roxanne Barbour
7 Secrets to a High Performing You Sanket Pai
Lose Visceral Fat by Understanding the Intricacies of Six Critical Hormones Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Is fluoride in the water a cancer-causing dream killer or cavity protector? Shannon Piérre
Let’s Talk About eSports Today. Illumination Gaming
Life Advice From A 22-Year-Old Hunter S. Thompson Spencer Ellis
15 Awesome and Useful Open-Source Apps That You Need to Know Nuno Campos
THE LIGHT FACE OF REJECTION Story Taller
Benefits of Drinking Lukewarm Lemon Water in the Morning Sufyan Maan, M.Eng
Slip Ups Tamila McDonald
Would You Drink Ayahuasca? The Sober Vegan Yogi
Understanding SEO Like a Professional Data Scientist Toni Koraza
Six Steps to Prevent Burnout amidst The Pandemic You, Me and Happiness
Magnesium Is Not Just Another Mineral Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Rain On Your Own Parade Helen Cassidy Page
The Only Way Forward From Heartbreak is Forgiveness David Mokotoff
How to Make the Most of Life — Even During a Shutdown Øivind H. Solheim
Impeachment’s Real Issue! Trump, Himself, Is Secondary. Bill Myers
Asian Americans Should NOT Be Considered As Perpetual Foreigners Floyd Mori
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 Exercise Changes Your Brain and Your Mood Shannon Hilson
Medium Recognized Me as a Top Writer in Social Media. Illumination YouTube Coordinator
What Are Boundaries and How To Identify Your Own Above The Middle
Don’t Point a Finger at a Dying Man Alan
A Step-by-Step Guide to Breaking That Addiction You are Fed up With Amit Kumar
Dyslexia Always a Learning Disability? At One Time It Might Have Been an Advantage Lawson Wallace
4 Month into the Pandemic I Had An Unexpected Creative Moment — I Painted A Few Pictures with… Joachim Guth
This Childhood Favorite Toy Was Named After a US President Aql
Love. . . Bob Jasper
The Tallest Man In Town Brian Dickens Barrabee
8 Best Places To Visit in Switzerland Bryan Dijkhuizen
Why Do You Have So Many Recurring Dreams? Christina Sponias
Why You Stare Inside Your Fridge Dakota Duncan
When to Plan for Your Pitch Dean J Murphy
Geographers Watching Movies: Schindler’s List. Dominik Formanowicz
I Had A Plan Craig Hellier
The Idea Guy is Also a Bean-Counter Don Martin
Here’s How Minecraft Evolved Over the Years Illumination Gaming
How to Get People to Do What You Want Without Having to Do or Say Anything Emmanuel A. Anderson
Remain Animal During Screen Time Filip Cabra Makowski
The Homeless Woman We Met Recently Floyd Mori
Why I Need Another Tattoo Francesco Rizzuto
Greater Love Frank Ontario
6 Tips to Lower the Risks of Osteoporosis and Gain Stronger Bones Dr. Mehmet Yildiz
This too shall pass Hala Saneh
What is the Liposome and the Liposomal Drug Delivery? Hello100
Ice Scream Float Iván Melicoff Abril
Vegetarians. Let’s live on the edge. Jan Sebastian
Threat to Democracy: Canada’s Faux Trucker Protests Turn Violent Jane Harris
Overcoming Monday Morning In a Typical Toxic Workplace Janice Eastman
Starting Over Later in Life Jennifer Pierce
Five Tips to Melt Visceral Fat and Have a Defined Belly Dr Mehmet Yildiz
It Takes More Effort to Pretend You’re Working Jesse Bramani
I Wrote Over 10,000 Words In the Last 3 Day’s Thanks to an AI Tool John Adam Ledford
New Writers With Something to Say John Cunningham
Dominic Naturally Doubled His Testosterone in 3 Steps After 40 and Shrank His Waistline. Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Why Being Chosen Isn’t Always The Answer Julian Cosky
It’s the Last Leg of the Race, What I Need is Your Heart Karen Schwartz
What do our everyday Apps teach us? Kaushik Trivedi
My Uncle is on His Death Bed And Here’s What I’ve Learned About Death Khadejah
Please Don’t Call It Space Hotel kristin_missk
What Happened to Our Communication Skills? Kyra Bussanich
How to Establish a Powerful Routine and Start Craving Your Workouts Mark Clarkson
Rewire the Brain to Melt Unwanted Belly Fat Preventing Obesity Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Wow! Controversial stories get a million views MarkfromBoston
Coming to Grips with The Terrible Pain of Loneliness Mary Anne Hahn
Why you must routinely update your beliefs to make better decisions MB
11 Ways To Beat The Current Cost Of Living Rise Mike Lewis
MACA — Make Canada Great Again Misty Rae
Ethnic Discrimination: Native Americans says The USA Doesn’t Provide A Fair Labor System Mustafa Pekcandanoğlu
Homework: Getting it Done is Hard on Everyone Nick Stockton
Songs To Free Up To Nicola POWYS
Stop thinking about what others think Nithila
Why Do You Write on Medium? Nkeonye Judith Izuka-Aguocha
Not His Queen, But Close Enough Nova Binx
Almost Nothing Øivind H. Solheim
Websites and Magazines Paying Freelance Writers $100.00–500.00 For Fiction and Nonfiction Articles Pamela Kazmierczak
The Surprising Truth About Ambitious Goals No One Tells You Prince Verma
Synchronicity Randy Shingler
Catching up Robert Shaneyfelt
The Middle of Middle Age Scott-Ryan Abt
Hundreds of Bald Eagles Will Go North on Mississippi Flyway Sharon Johnson
Why Vitamin B12 Matters for Health & How to Address Deficiency Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Eight Physiological Reasons Not To Trust Your Weight Balance Teresa Morillas
What You Need to Know if Your First Crypto Experience was During the Super Bowl Tom Handy
Free Speech, Is It Free Anymore? Veritas Civis
7 Passive Income Ideas for Freelancers Vicky Hui
I Can’t Drown In My Misery Victoria Ponte
Seven Reasons To Be Happy You’re Single Wendy Scott
Donald Trump Is Back to Twitter, So What Now? Aiden (Illumination Gaming)
30 Years Ago: A Look Back at How The Pepsi 349 Promo Ended in Riots Napoleon
What Happens When an Introvert is Forced to Self-Promote Zaha Hyatt
Six Tips to Prevent Brain Atrophy and Lower the Risks of Mental Disorders Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Thank you for reading these great stories 🙏
Featured Writer Profiles
We included some sample stories from their collections. Please explore and enjoy their engaging pieces. They are regular contributors to Illumination.
Chosen Stories from Melinda Blau’s Unique Collection on Medium
Previous Collections
ILLUMINATION Book Chapters Collections
Curated Book Chapters of Illumination #01 ILLUMINATION-Curator
Hand-Picked Book Chapters #01 ILLUMINATION Amplifier
How To Create A 30,000 Words E-book In A Month Dr Mehmet Yildiz
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.
Sarita Mian, Soma B, Julie Hall, Charlene Ann Mildred, Rob Ryan, Husnain Haider, Brian Paul Boma, Margot Meade, Ruslan Brilenkov, PhD(c), Tori Scott, Maggy Elsousou, Joanie Adams, Susan Johnson:, Hugo Bertrand, Maureen Morrissey, Bode Jr., The Cashed-Up Bogan, Molly Miller, Jamal Wallace, Katy Langston, Ry Vee, Jazmine Clark, John Haslam, Maureen Morrissey, Iwila, Aaron M. Kippins, Maria G, Harmony Rowley, Jet Weevers, Maxime Haegeman, Mariana Gonzalez, Tim Wright, Ph.D., ZenJayCfa, RW Blackwelsh, Brian Throne, Maged Ait Abbi, Dan Hanley, Magnus Garner, John Whye, Rusu Sabin, Julie Ramsay, Debora Hood, José Ignacio Gavara, Luca Borzacchiello, Faisal Zarif, Kieran MacRae, HorsesNotZebras, Marlene Samuels, Mary Struzinsky, LCSW, Lucid Reality, 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, 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, — Yaroslav Koshil, Eusebiu, Trevor Jones.
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
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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
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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
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