Featured Stories
Curated Collection #175
Chosen stories from experienced writers for avid readers
Dear Readers and Writers,
Today, we curated valuable and memorable stories for your enjoyment. This list includes stories covering multiple topics, ensuring there’s something of interest to our diverse readers with many options.
Thank you for being supportive of our contributors. We added many new writers listed at the end of this story. Please check their profiles and support them if their stories interest you.
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.
If you missed our previous collection, you may check from the attached link.
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: #168, #167, #166.
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.
Readers might search for their favorite writer by pressing the Ctr+F key in the keyword or search tool in the browser.
Featured Stories from ILLUMINATION Today
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Teaching Self Improvement Makes You Feel like a Butt-Naked Weirdo Tim Denning
What Eckhart Tolle Says is the Only True Purpose of Our Lives David Gerken
How I Went From Having $127 in My Checking Account to Building a Six-Figure Business and Living My… Ayodeji Awosika
Here’s How Much Money You Can Really Make on Medium Sinem Günel
How to Stay Sane in America, According to My European Husband Anastasia Frugaard
A Sociological Shift, Not a Psychological Change Ellen Clardy, PhD
How to Strengthen Self-Discipline Mark Sanford, Ph.D.
How Digital Therapeutics Will Affect Physician Practices In The Future Dr. ADAM TABRIZ
Addiction Explored. An Impactful Story From Violet: A View From A Mental Health Provider Dr. Gabriella Korosi
My Experiences and Moments of Bonding, Fun, Love, And scare of Dogs Dr. Preeti Singh
Out of the Box — Awakened Experience Cedric Johnson, PhD
The New Covid Learning Gap In Education Dr. Deborah M. Vereen
Two Insidious Reasons a Narcissist Will Always Despise Their Partner Melissa Kalt, MD
Losing Silence: How to Cope With Tinnitus Dr. Liz White
Nature Does Not Have A Wrath, Human Beings Do Christyl Rivers, Phd.
Journaling Is My Secret To Hyperfocus, Intuition, Discipline & Productivity Dr. Teo Wan Lin
Christianity is Not an Option Edward Robson, PhD, MFA
Who Am I? Dr John Frederick Rose
How Will Life On Earth End? Arlo Hennings, Ph.D.
Stillness Dr. Fatima Imam
Spotlight Hudson Ohio Dr. Sarah Lyall-Neal
Finding Balance Dr. Stacey Maples
The Next Fast & Furious Movie Will Feature a Welcome Cameo Aiden (Illumination Gaming)
Putin’s Potemkin Military Erik Reich, DC
Outstanding Stories — Volume 88 ILLUMINATION-Curator
Outstanding Stories — Volume 88
Selected stories from top writers of ILLUMINATION-Curated
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War: What Is It Good For? Melinda Blau
When White Women Weaponize Brené Browne Against Black Women Rebecca Stevens A.
How Studying Conspiracies Can Improve Your Decisions at Work George J. Ziogas
I Failed the Carnivore Diet. Aure’s Notes
Higher Intake of This One Oil Could Lower Your Risk of Mortality Ange Dim
An Illuminating Introduction From a Fellow Writer Paul Myers MBA
Is Drinking Fruit Juice Good For You? Lanu Pitan
The Russian Invasion of Ukraine and Knee-Jerk Reactions Lawson Wallace
Declutter These 3 Areas of Your Life Right Now Gareth Willey
How to Lose Weight With Proven Techniques Alexandros Roumpos
Dating Women is Super-Easy for Me, But Staying With One for Long Is Not — But I Do Try! Rob Hourmont
If you have warm and good people around you just keep them close! Bogdan Mtn
Easy Ways To Count Your Blessings Jennifer Pierce
Albert Found the Direct Path to Enlightening Moments Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Bend, but Don’t Break Brooke Ramey Nelson
Readers Love These Niche Publications by Creative Writers ILLUMINATION Amplifier
Haiku Humanity Brooklyn Muse
How I Manage My Medium Content With Notion and Why You Should Too (Free Template Included) Burk
Raising a Child That is a Empath — What you need to know. Cee Cee
Daily Writers Who Write for Money are Phoney Don Martin
How To Stop Judging People So Easily Eduard Sebastian
Don’t Let Your Dreams Become Last Years Exercise Equipment G. Hobson Goff III
Loss Compounded Elizabeth Emerald
After Losing 40Ibs I Realized It’s Not Just About Getting Skinny Jessey Anthony
The Sadness Of Suicide Among Young People Floyd Mori
Solidarity and technology in the war in Ukraine Francesco Carrubba
Feelings And Emotions In The Aftermath Of The Flood In Eastern Australia 2022 Franzi Kinzel
Shamila’s World Gerad Carrier
10 Easy Ways To Boost Your Energy Gokhan Yalcuk
America, Money, and Madness. Harry Hogg
Everyone Wants to Work Henry Corrigan
5 Seconds Can Change Your Life Hope
4 Books to Read For Better Understanding Of Ukrainian Context Israrkhan
Pitcairn Island — So Near Yet So Far James Marinero
Nietzche Wrote That Great Thoughts Are Conceived While Walking. Janice Macdonald
Switch to a Fat-Burning Metabolism in Tree Steps Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Stealth Articles are Inspirational Jeff the Content Coach
You Have an Amazing Future Melissa Lewis Mathis
Keeping & Finding Yourself through Writing John Ross
‘Wholeness’ — A deeper underlying Reality Payal Koul
The Civilian-Military Divide on Campus Rob Williams
What Computer Games Mean to Me and Why I Play Them Aiden (Illumination Gaming)
November Medium Earnings 2022 Marta Henriques
The Genetics of Politics: A Flawed Concept of Power John Worthington
Huggles (Pets Count), Massages And Orgasms — Oh My! KL Simmons
The Subversive Delight In The Things You Hate: How to Feel Gratitude When You Don’t Mercedes O’Leary
Own Your Morning Routine To Elevate Your Life: 5 Ideas To Start Your Day Better. Michael Lim
How walking extends life Mick McIntyre
5 Social Media Tools You Should Know About MoneyCanWorkForYou
Joipaw Is a Company Dedicated to Developing Beneficial Video Games for Dogs. Aiden (Illumination Gaming)
Financial Independence Ms Fischer
Build Your Chest at Home Nasar Karim
Story Of “Failed Abortion” Neera Mahajan
The Thing Is … That’s Not How It Went! Nick Stockton
I Gained 2.4K Followers On Medium In A Month — Here’s What I Did Nicole Linke
Surprising and Easy Ways To Spot a Manipulative Person Nicole Waite
Global Education Week: What You Need To Know Nora
Grappling With Identity: Why I Consider Myself a 1.25-Generation Immigrant Noran Azmy
Why Purpose-Led Marketing Might Be Good for Optics but Bad for Business Noya Lizor
Positive and Uplifting News Øivind H. Solheim
3 Things I Gained Writing on Medium Patricia Haddock
What You Need To Forgive Patricia Ross
Sending Money to Ukraine via Airbnb Paul Coogan
The 3 Surprising Steps I Use To Create A Corporate Logo Patrick OConnell
The Art Of Doing Hard Things Prince Verma
“Believe in Yourself” Is The Worst Advice Ever and Here’s Why Rafay Hiraj
3 Best Ways To Make Money Online With Email Marketing Campaigns Richard Appiah
In the Web3 World, Focus on NFTs, not Cryptocurrency. Richard Bruschi
3 Productivity Tactics To Get Your Todo List Done Everyday Sah Kilic
Expo 2020 Dubai: You Changed the Way I See This World Sara Marium
3 Super Smart Ways Anyone Can Save Money Sara Moton
3 Super Smart Ways Anyone Can Save Money
You just have to be willing to put in the effort
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There Is a War On Scott-Ryan Abt
Give Yourself a Break When You Start Building A New Habit Spencer Ellis
How I Miserably Failed My 30-Day Challenge Sufyan Maan, M.Eng
What Should Writers Sell to Make Money? Tavian Jean-Pierre
Hand-Picked Articles #37 ILLUMINATION Amplifier
The Healing Balm of Black Music Vanessa Gallman
The Word of The Day: Change Vickie Trancho
Why Your Small Business Needs a Blog Zianna Weston
Podcasts That I Listen to Every Week Zianna Weston
Synergy and Book Chapter Sample Collections
Are You Ready to Come Out of the Spiritual Closet? Mary Beth Hazeldine
Here You Are, Mine, After All This Time K. Joseph
My favourite Chrome extensions Nuno Campos
Why I love Jazz Music Adekunle Jr
It is never too late to debate about mice, deer, and the animal markets. Agustín Muñoz-Sanz
Who Drives The Economy? Veritas Civis
The Light, The Stone, The Mist Jussi Luukkonen, MBA
Just Another Day Alexandria Roswick
Will Masking Be More Common? André Alyeska
How to Get Rejected by Medium Publications Andrey Pilipets
4 Low Content Books That Aren’t Lined Notebooks Annie Wegner
For the Love Of Women Aql
Investing is Sexy But Basic Needs Matter More Athirah Syamimi
Gas Prices Have Risen beyond $4 per Gallon and Experts Predict Further Surges B.R. Shenoy
I Wouldn’t Have Won the Vocal Fiction Contest Without Medium Bebe Nicholson
Following Energy: The Key to Your Navigational System Carla Woody
Do You Want to Talk about the Elephant in the Room? Chasing Dreams
Management Bug Eduardo Espinheira
The Evolution of Loungewear Anne the Vegan
Financial Times Global MBA Rankings 2022 | Results & Analysis Eric Lucrezia
The Unbearable Burden of Being Gemini Francesco Rizzuto
Rome — Unplanned Gerad Carrier
The Butterfly’s Struggle Leeann Pennington M.ed LPC
Boost Your Personal Development Gokhan Yalcuk
Here’s where America is going: To Hell and Back Harry Hogg
Lessons From My Father Craig Hellier
Europe: Stand Up, Show Courage: Don’t Let Putin Win Ilam Padmanabhan
Should You Be Comfortable? Nope. Infiniti 🦋
5 Things Other Men Do That Drive Me Crazy Ira Robinson
3 Tips to Help You Write Faster J.R. Heimbigner
Three Tips to Prevent Muscle Loss and Maintain a Defined Body Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Weather JA Vassili
Are many youths who survived an attempted suicide living happily ever after? James C. Coyne
ADHD Brains Have a Problem With Passion Jeff Peirish
On Being Open-Minded Jodie Helm
7 Quick and Easy Ways to Instantly Boost Your Mood Erin M.
Help Comes in Many Forms John C. Davis
Seniors Behaving Badly John Follis
No-Cry Onions Still Make Me Cry Josephine Crispin
The Inner Wiring of a Long-Lasting & Herculean Family, Part III Joshua J. Lyon, BSQP
How Long Does It Take to Slow Down? Julia Pereira Dias
3 Habits For Every Man Under 30! Justin Stinnett
3 Habits Every Man Under 30 Needs!
Developing these habits will lead to a life of success
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I’m Almost Always The Only Woman In The Room Kay Bee
Should We Be Ashamed That Black People Are Great at Sports? Khadejah
Are Your Goals Working For You Or Against You? Kim Kelly
Why Powerful Women Need To Help Each Other, And Avoid Wasting Time Lucia Landini
Your Old Articles Are Sitting Goldmine, and Here’s Why Napoleon
Do More Of What You Love Lucy Dan 蛋小姐 (she/her/她)
What To Do If The US Is Drawn Into A War With Russia Mark Hake
Let’s Talk About Nootropics Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Are Subtitles Redundant? They No Longer Show Clearly On The Homepage Mike Lewis
Six Facts About Smegma All Men Should Know Prashanth Panta
What Does It Mean To Be Happy? Nick Stockton
Sewn Elements Nicola POWYS
Shut The Fuck Up About Trump! Patti Murray Voncannon
My Bionic Extension Paul Coogan
Four Tips to Combat the Fear of Missing Out Paul Walker
What Is Important? Claps, Views, Followers, Or Reads? Pius Adejumobi
The Surprising Way To Become Happier In Life Prince Verma
A Memory And A Dream Ravyne Hawke
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening Regina Clarke
Keep Your Faith Until the End Rick Bartrand
What are the biggest culture shocks people face when coming to Finland? Rowena Kiiski
Menagerie of Me Roxy Wright
Failure Is A blessing! Accept It Wholeheartedly. I’ll Tell You Why? Sara Marium
The Similarities Between Writing and Art Sarah Marie
The Similarities Between Writing and Art
More than I expected, and I expect, more to come
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History Tells Him That He Doesn’t Have A Choice Now Scott-Ryan Abt
I Did 20 Push-Ups Daily for 42 Days- Here’s What Happened Sufyan Maan, M.Eng
Before Labeling Yourself as an ‘Emotional Eater’, Check This First Teresa Morillas
Why Senior Doctors and Healthcare Administrators Should Follow Popular Doctor Meme Pages Victoria-Marie
Why Watching ‘The Bachelor’ Is Like Eating a Diet Cupcake Viggy Hampton, MPH
Two things Medium needs to do that Vocal does Y. Vue
Here’s How I Recovered from the Covid Virus Quickly with Five Lifestyle Steps Dr Mehmet Yildiz
ILLUMINATION editors introduced Annelise Lords by interviewing her. Please enjoy this great interview. We will be interviewing more writers soon and them to this collection.
Featured Writer Profiles
We included some sample stories from their collections. Please explore and enjoy their engaging pieces. They are regular contributors to Illumination.
Meet Jussi Luukkonen, MBA on Medium
Senior editor of Illumination Integrated Publications
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Thank you for reading these profiles and exploring their stories.
Thank you for reading these profiles and exploring their stories.
Sample Collections
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.
Invitation to “ILLUMINATION on YouTube” Publication on Medium
Invitation to ILLUMINATION YouTube Channel
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 Slack workspace to share your stories and collaborate with the 15K+ members.
Jama Ali, Abhishek, Michael Berry, Dr. Ashish Bamania, Syndi Seid, Annie Avery, Michael Berry, Pawel Halicki, Victor Del Pino, Gladys Bayani Heitzman, Sapharra Baldinger, Nicola DiSvevia, Career Escape Artist, Rohit Kumar, Gabrielle Shiloh, Caroline Archer, William, Mike Peterson, Paul Farrelly, Anna Shenk, Tara Purswani, Ujjwal Singh, Mimi B., Ethical Badass Tales, Rhian Kerslake, Zacke Madsen, Nathan Simone, Stephanie Lam, Andrew M King, Ryan Scott, Quinn Oaks, Katie Leigh, The Mermaid Surfer, Emmaline Swallow, Suprriya Kauul, Alisa Markovich, Angelie F. H., Avocado Jam Studio, Andrew Crocker, Skyla Macy, Shawn B. Swinger, morganeua, Mohan Singha, Daniel Mostovac, Hridoyjit Gogoi, Elaine Warren, Chenneth, Suman Shekhar, Michael Thomas Leibrandt, Ahmadou Diallo ✪, Monju Meah 🚀, Iris Winter, Bobby K., Shahwaiz, Steven Ramkissoon, Martin Giles, Pulsing_ink, Michelle Strom, Marcus, Chris Robinson, Ibrahim al Masri, Fiona Renate, Elin Dieme, Olivia Love, Cliff Hightower, A H Bracken, Hwei Geok Ng, Susanne Toivo, Daniel Hall, Karan Bhatti, Renee Ismail, Elin Johansson, Rob Jackson, Shera at Elevating Money, Shera at Elevating Money, Breach Paolini, Pallavi Goswami, Elizabeth G, Sanchari Pait, Howard Sevin, Dave Sharpe, Jessica Sanders, Gypsy Thornton (she/her), Laurie Wolt, Kevin J. Daniels, Chris Kernaghan, Ioanna D, dan brotzel, David Jenkins, Laurianne Muzangisa, Tsundukani Makhubela, Rebecca Forest, Joshua Kozacka, Okwywrites, Cano XL, Faux Poet, Ty Luizinho | #sparkperception, Urkhan Alakbarov, Bella Bankes, Vincent Claire, Holly Bradshaw, Adrian Pop, Kandis Lake, Mamadorff Writes/Outside of Perfect, William D’Andrea, flawrite, Kevin Lohier, Danielle Spinks Earl, Pidoding, Susan Marya Baronoff, Faizan, Rustam Seerat, StartledEgg, Francisco Iglesias, Shane Santoso, Madelaine Bell, Jazzmin ❁, Amanda Chu, Reagan M. Sova, Adam Dipinto, 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. 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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 15,000+ 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 Maria Rattray — Maria Rattray
Meet Brooklyn Muse — Brooklyn Muse
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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 Kasey Harrington — Kasey Harrington
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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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