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Curated Collection #185
Chosen stories from experienced writers for avid readers
Dear Readers and Writers,
We miss a few days of posting curated collections but today, we selected some valuable stories from our vast repository for your enjoyment. We included interesting and well-articulated stories covering multiple topics.
Thank you for engaging in the content of these creative writers. Many new writers joined us this week. Every new writer is a gem to us potentially enriching the content on this platform and delighting our readers.
We listed their accounts at the end of this bulletin. Please review their profiles and support them if their stories interest you. Collaboration and meaningful engagement make Medium a better place for writers and readers.
ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications, as diverse and inclusive, support all levels of writers, from beginners to the most accomplished ones collaborating to delight readers. 24,000+ 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.
If you missed the previous collections, here are a few links.
Curated Collections #177, #176, #175, #168, #167, #166, #183
Here’s the most recent one.
ILLUMINATION Amplifiers posted two new collections. We believe you will find some valuable stories from them.
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 essential 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
These 9 Measures Can Take Our Health and Fitness to Another Level. Dr Mehmet Yildiz
What It’s like to Live in One of the Most Unaffordable Places in the World and Not Be Able to Buy… Tim Denning
Avoid This Trap in Letting go of Your Ego David Gerken
You Only Need 4 Focused Hours of Work Per Day Ayodeji Awosika
Where Did Our Simple Joys Go? Anastasia Frugaard
Physicians’ Early Resignation And Early Retirement Due To Burnout In 2022 Dr. ADAM TABRIZ
6 Things that Make an Empath Absolutely Ambivalent to a Narcissist Melissa Kalt, MD
You Will Not Look At Your Overthinking This Way Dr Ashish Juneja
Use This Mindset Shift To Confidently Say “I Don’t Know” Dr. Sarah Lyall-Neal
Make This Week a Healing Week Soojin Jun, PharmD
Smash The Fake Re-Hierarchy Christyl Rivers, Phd.
How to Take More Risks by Losing Attachment to Outcomes Dr. Cort Dorn-Medeiros
Sindhutai Sapkal; Mother of Over 1500 Orphans, children of lesser Gods Tara Desai PhD
5 Powerful Words that Will Positively Change Your Life Zeenat Merchant Syal, M.A, M.Sc
Doctors Should Not Shy Away From Faith Dr. Hesham A. Hassaballa
A Novel Way to Develop Mental Toughness Mark Sanford, Ph.D.
The Plastic Wrap That Never Gives Us The Joy Of Goodbye Dr. Preeti Singh
Mind as a Complex Adaptive System. Dr John Frederick Rose
It is important to stay focused on your dreams and aspirations. Dr. Deborah M. Vereen
God — Where are You? Cedric Johnson, PhD
What Color is Your Parachute Arlo Hennings, Ph.D.
5 Reasons I Enjoy My Retirement Years More Than Working Ones. Healthier Lifestyle
Any Day in Ground Hog Years, Something Good Can Happen Melinda Blau
My ‘Not Distributed’ Story on Medium Became a ‘Top Story’ On Vocal Jennifer Geer
Forgiveness Is A Journey Author, D. Denise Dianaty
How to Make Your Wishes Come True? Nikola Ojdanić, Ph.M.
When Meditation Made Things Worse Adrienne O’Brien LMT
I read 27 blogging case studies — Here’s what I’ve learned Jenn Leach
You Can Now Play Steam Games on Your Tesla Aiden (Illumination Gaming)
Finance your dreams Dwayne Adderley, MBA,LPQ Dwayneadderley.com
I’m Still Bitter About ‘Dark Sky’ Gareth Willey
The White Privilege And Racism Of Lensa’s Magic Avatars Rebecca Stevens A.
Why Living Without Kim Kardashian Might Be Better for Your Mental Health George J. Ziogas
I Meld My Soul With The Perfect One Tree Langdon
Goodbye 2022 and Looking Forward to Good Fortune in 2023 Libby Shively McAvoy
Fear In A Box Part I Annelise Lords
The Most Efficient Way To Learn Data Analisis in 12 Weeks: Step By Step Guide Alain Saamego
Did The Visually Brilliant Way Of Water Drown The Magic Of Avatar? Jussi Luukkonen, MBA
Declutter Your Life Aline Henda
The Height of Tom Cruise Elizabeth Sobieski
Scrub America Zed⚡
Dopesick: Overcoming Addiction and Mental Health Issues Andrea Duran
San Francisco is Really Weird. But Not Only the Way You Think. Andrew Nelson
The Most Annoying Thing About Being A Parent Andrey Pilipets
Something Must be Broken on Medium.com Ann Christine Tabaka
The Myth About What Age to Get Married Jessica Lyon & Joshua J. Lyon, BSQP, CNP (J & J)
A Mother’s Child Is Missing Araci Almeida
Are we worthy of the kindness nature has shown us? Aswathi Ashok
You Only Control The Effort, Not The Results Biliz Maharjan
Sleep & Relax 4 Real YouTube Channel Bogdan Mtn
My Story Received 4.6K Views, 1.6K Reads and Made $1.16 Brenda Mahler
The Joy of Sobriety Bridget Stella Ruxton Wilson
6 Reasons You Can’t Make Money Online Despite Your Hard Work Dr Mehmet Yildiz
New Jersey High Schools New Law Brooklyn Muse
Here’s How To Get Rewarded by the Medium Algorithm Caleb Naysmith
Loyalty Casey Lawrence
West Coast Beach Robert Shaneyfelt
The Power of Connection Charlene Erazo
Why We Should Have Gratitude Chasing Dreams
50 Claps Are Easier Than You Think Chris Freyler
Warning: How a Balanced and Reasonable Friend Became Psychotic Christina Sponias
What happens when we die? When you need love and acceptance. Cosmin Firta
Think You’re Too Old To Try Something New? Cynthia C Farley
How Removing The Phone Draft Feature Prevents Me From Writing Dominika Antonas
How Removing The Phone Draft Feature Prevents Me From Writing
Can we please add it back?!
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Challenges of the Startup Yesterday Don Martin
What’s Stopping You from Starting Again? Elaine Hilides
Our Oceans Are Dying Joe Merkle
Resurrection Elizabeth Emerald
Keys To Awaken Your Unlimited Creative Potential And Power Elle Sommer
Reflecting On March And My Goals For April Emma Ryan
Hack your body — serotonin, the happiness hormone Eric Kulbiej
Three Business Concepts to Help You Manage Your Career Etienne Yuan
Some Advice Related to Money Floyd Mori
Here’s How to Make Digestive System Healthier with 7 Lifestyle Methods.Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Emergency’s Politruck helps those fleeing the war in Ukraine Francesco Carrubba
Wreckreation: Introducing a Unique and a New Racing Game Aiden (Illumination Gaming)
Writing About Technology: The Reporter’s View Geri Spieler
5 Important E-Mail Mistakes Successful People Never Do Gökhan Yalcuk
The Sudden Gout Sprout! Harry Hogg
How to Tell If Your Parent Is Narcissistic J.C. Anne Brown
Why Outlining Will Make You A Better Writer J.R. Heimbigner
Out of the Closet Jacinta Palmer
Contronyms Obsidian Eagle
Answer Me, Girl Roxy Wright
Embodying the Rock Concert Experience Daniel Hopper
As I Continue My Virtual Journey Along The Salt Path, I Compare The Winn’s Risky Adventure To My… Janice Macdonald
Life Is Like A Horse Trying To Throw You Off So How Do You Get Back On And Ride Jason Morton
Outstanding Stories — Volume 86 ILLUMINATION-Curator
Outstanding Stories — Volume 86
Selected stories from top writers of ILLUMINATION-Curated
medium.com
From Article to Podcast Interview Jeff the Content Coach
Deadly Mistake To Avoid On Your Business Start-up Jerry Pompilio
5 Surprising Ways Lifting Weights Will Change Your Life Jessey Anthony
Leadership Secrets: Why High Standards Need Failure John McClymont
10 Books Recommended by the Dalai Lama on Tibetan and Buddhist Philosophy Jose Luis Ontanon Nunez
3 Tips for Coming Out of the Psychedelic Closet to Loved Ones Julia Blum
Simple (and Important) Ways To Practice Self-Compassion & Self-Love Karen Parquet
War is in Us Karlo Tasler
GRIP Book — Part 1, Grip & Your WEEK Kaushik Trivedi
The Oscars Weren’t Just About Will Smith Kay Valley
Wonderfully Good News That Helped Soothe And Brighten My Whole Future KL Simmons
What Would Happen To You If You Had A Regular, Mandatory Psychologist’s Appointment At Work? kristin schuhknecht
Three Years Ago, I Had My Last Drink Lauren Hall
Britney Griner Picked a Bad Time to Do Something Dumb Lawson Wallace
Dating Online, But Don’t Want Kids? Len Morse
The Only One Thing That Arouses Women: With A Catch Livia Dabs RN,MSc
The Monster of Jealousy Lone Brinkmann ✒️📖📚
This Company Controls 250 Million Patients’ Medical Records Luay Rahil
This Is Us Was Too Real Tonight Mandy McElroy
Simple Exercises to Raise Happiness Marianne O
Tesla Stock Is Still Worth a Much More Mark Hake
The Uncivil War in the U.S. Mary Anne Hahn
Kosmo — The ‘New Best’ Freelancing Software of 2022 Matthew Davis
Admit It — You Don’t Care About Climate Change — No One Does Mike Lewis
Why Robinhood is the Best Stock Brokerage for Beginners Mike Toney-Hoffman
Too Tall, Too Big Misty Rae
The Ant and Hawk Nasar Karim
I’ve Been Writing a Ton, But Not Publishing Much Nathan White
How to draw an animal — Tutorial — My Puppy — IbisPaintX Nedelcu Alina
Smash Your Marketing Strategy With This Ultimate 3-in-1 Strategic Analysis Template Nova Richards🪐
3 Magazines and Websites That Pay at Least $100.00 Per Nonfiction Article Pamela Kazmierczak
Stranded Penny Grubb
This Graph Will Change your Life! Peter White
Leaving the Hospital on a Spring Morning RBGraham
Why Courageous Optimism Keeps My Followers Coming Back for More Richard Armstrong
How to Fight Relationship Stress and Win Sandra Pawula
Let’s Create A World Where It’s Okay To Not Be Okay! Sara Marium
Don’t Ask Me To Work For Your Company Without Telling Me How Much I’m Being Paid Shamar M
The Bird, the Cow & the Cat Shawn Jr
You Will Be Hearing From The Youths Soon Sohail
Meditation — To Restrict or Liberate? Sriram Balasubramanian
Are you accidentally infringing the intellectual property (IP) rights of others? Steve Sponseller
The Weight of Exercise Steven Anthony
I did Yoga Nidra Each Day for 30 Days Story Taller
I Took a 20-Minute Bath Each Day for 41 Days Sufyan Maan, M.Eng
Melbourne Mornings Suma Narayan
Hand-Picked Articles #66 ILLUMINATION Amplifier
hy Do Men Drop Their Pants in Front of Me? The Sober Vegan Yogi
Language Ulf Wolf
You Are a Victim of These 7 Deceptive Business Practices Vishal Mehta
Elon Musk Feuds with White House Yancy Dennis
Slow or Fast, How Long Will You Last? You, Me and Happiness
My Australian Wife Refused to Revisit Amsterdam After Two Dramatic Incidents Dr Mehmet Yildiz
What Colour Is Your Armband? Francesco Rizzuto
Take Me Out to the Ballgame From the Mountain ~ Stories & Photos of JD Adams
Useful Tips That Can Actually Help Your Productivity Rythm Nuno Campos
An Invitation Alize Henry
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II News Aiden (Illumination Gaming)
I Found Out What Was Broken on Medium Ann Christine Tabaka
Why You Procrastinate and How to Deal With It Anthonia Bakare
A leaf’s hope for compassion Aswathi Ashok
Pumpkins in August Aasha Anna
How Much Does Medium Really Pay For 1 Hour Of Read-Time? Attila Vágó
She Was Beaten by the Algorithm Bob Metivier
10 Simple Ways to Get out of Debt on a Low Income Brian Lamacraft
Finding Freedom In an Unmindful World Charlene Erazo
My Father-in-law’s YouTube Channel is Way Better Than Mine Chase Dillon
The Threat Of Alzheimer’s Disease Resides Inside Me Chasing Dreams
8 Life Lessons You Learn on the Baseball Field Jameson Steward
Bricks and Broken Chairs Jen North
National Public Health Week Jonathan Bateman
What Psychedelics Reveal About the Mind-Boggling Mysteries of Our Universe Julia Blum
Artificial Intelligence is Designing Your Life Shweta L
This Is How You Make Serious Money In The Creator Economy Tom C
Are you Sleeping well? TruHealth by Kasara
How I reached 6500+ Twitter followers Dr. Ahmed Al-Jaishi
Make Work Easier Using the Out-and-Back Hack Edward Thomas
Hey Soldier, You’ve Been Asleep for Far Too Long Ephraim Champion
I Kept Dyeing My Hair Lighter Even if I Knew It Sometimes Wasn’t a Good Fit Gerald Sturgill
A Leadership Short — Accepting Reality Greg Sweeney
Reduce Visceral Fat and Increase Brown Fat with Two Practical Steps Dr Mehmet Yildiz
10 Subtle Signs People Find You Very Charming Growth Lodge
Finding Peace With the Past Nicole Dake
Opening the Mind — Some More Harry Stefanakis
Outstanding Stories — Volume 87 ILLUMINATION-Curator
Outstanding Stories — Volume 87
Selected stories from top writers of ILLUMINATION-Curated
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The Romance of The Rainstorm Victoria Ponte
I Weighed Myself Everyday for 30 Days and This Is What Happened Vishal Mehta
8 Powerful Self Care Tips To Try To See Instant Results WrittenMastery
The Broken Handlebar Yonke54
The Evolution of Technology and Society Zain
I Broke His Heart & He Left Me Crying There K. Joseph
Bigger than Christmas: Ian Vince
Why Are People Who Eat Spicy Food So Dang Smug About It? EllenEastwood
Daybreak at the Warming Center Laura Marland
True Love is About Actions, Not Words Bogdan Mtn
Will Smith is an Abused Husband Stony Brooks
How One Conversation Changed My Life — Forever Don Johnson
Cold Christmas Lev Metropol
6 Tips To Use If You Are Suffering From The Boiling Frog Syndrome Lucia Landini
My first NFT, combining my own music and photographs to portray Argentina’s littoral LucianoSphere
Response Of All Responses (Volume 1) Lwazi
Main keys to success for recruiting and retaining your employees in 2022? Maximus
The 9 Small Habits of Highly Effective Super Learners Michael Lim
Blue is My Color Michael Thacker
What Computer Games Mean to Me and Why I Play Them Aiden (Illumination Gaming)
Quitting Soda Helped This Woman Lose 30 Pounds In 3 Months Mike Lewis
Get Paid Up To $4,000.00 From These Websites and Magazines Pamela Kazmierczak
A Night To Remember-Part Eight Patrick OConnell
I Wish I Was Powerful And I Am Powerful Marta Henriques
Finally Grateful for the Ever Exhausting In-between paulmartincurry
12 Easiest Ways to Make $10 Per Day In 2022 Richard Appiah
Advice For New Writers Robert Ralph
Using Change as a Tool for Positive Growth Rosa Diaz
As Above So Below Sarah Jean
Free Coaching for Authors, Creatives, Freelancers, Solo Pros, and Small Business Owners Sharon Woodhouse
Why Spiritual People Adamant on Fasting Dr Mehmet Yildiz
How Tony Blair Got Away With His Alleged War Crimes Argumentative Penguin
I Don’t Know Who I Am Anymore Mandy McElroy
In A World Of Fear And Vulnerability Michael Patanella
Our Swan Song…Just One Bottle Of Aptly-Named Villa Maria Maria Rattray
Goals Alexandra Duncan
Play to Earn: Star Atas Alexandros Roumpos
Gaslighting — How To Avoid Being Victimized Antonis Iliakis
Companies Should Do Better To Retain Employees AP Carpen
How the Economy Works, According to Ray Dalio Auré
Where Does Your Bridge in Life Go? Bill Abbate
5 Novels That Disprove The Myth That Horror Isn’t Literary Bryan Dijkhuizen
Reminders Bob Jasper
Fred Slept Better and Lost 44 Pounds Dr Mehmet Yildiz
The Squirrel’s Story CARMEN F MICSA
At age 27, I Found Out I was Adopted Charles Amemiya
A Life of Double Vision: Ghost Images Hover Over Solid Images Bonni Brodnick
Less Planning, More Living Cee Cee
Six Little Known Ways to Make 2022 Significant Chetna Jai
How I Plan to Select Books in 2022 Chetan Maheshwari
Why Gary Vaynerchuk Says: Stop Living for the Weekend Christian Soschner
When I’m Heartbroken, I Start Listening To Matthew Hussey & I Feel A Little Bit Better Christine Lorelie
Discover The Secret Behind Phobias And A Proven Healing Method Christina Sponias
Why Is It So Difficult To Find Authentic Leaders? Kim Kelly Stamp
Front Row Seat of How a School Operates Don Sabado
How I Got Myself to Exercise with this One Simple Trick Doug Timberlake
If Spanx Is Worth Over a Billion After Twenty Years, We Can Create a Billion-Dollar Business Too Emmanuel A. Anderson
Grow By Means Of Inspiration And Motivation Through Creating Your Own Memes! Deon Christie
Why is hard to succeed in freelancing Eduard Sebastian
Fitness Goals Are Common, but They Aren’t All Created Equal Eugene Albano
Purpose through Direct Experience Frank Ontario
Want To Accelerate Your Business And Align To The Vision For Your Life? Gregory Reece-Smith
No-one Can Predict the Future Frank Parker
What I Learnt from Dancing Naked In Front of 10 Women I Barely Knew Ida Johannesen
Breaking News: ILLUMINATION Publication Accepts Already Published Stories! Jaja Requa
I Let You Use Me Jade Willow
Civil War…Really? Jennifer Pierce
Hard Work is Overrated Jess Rohloff
If You Want An Amazing Day, Prime Yourself The Night Before Jennifer Thompson
Kazakhstan John Couper
Should You Work When You’re Sick John Cunningham
This Story of How Ayahuasca Was Discovered Will Blow Your Mind Julia Blum
Letter to my Followers & Other Medium Writers Julius Evans
How Can I Recognize… Kage Lockhart
What’s Your Impact in this World? Liliana Nakamura
Why My Australian Wife Had the Urge to Slap a Danish Man Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Why Successful People Will Struggle to be Wise Midori by the Sea
New Year Fasting Michelle Scorziello
How to Hustle When You Hate The Hustle Naomi Boshari
I Invest in the Stocks I Like and Use Noah Nelson
3 Oils I Use to Regrow My Hair Nora
My Number One New Year Promise to Myself Øivind H. Solheim
My One Year Journey on Medium Prince Verma
My Neighbors Are Making Incredibly Loud Noise While Renovating Purbita Chakraborty
Empowering 2022 pst tomowo
Engine Room Rumble — a Poem Roxanne Barbour
Even as a Parent, You Have to Fill Your Own Cup First Sally Prag
The next step Shameer Hasan
Step By Step How to Format Your Book for Amazon KDP Shea Hulse
Beware: This Medium Publication Makes Big Promises Tamil
A Perfect Day Thesilkroads
Your Home Page = Planet Earth Tricia Schimpp
The Power Of Mourning And Healing Trauma Vickie Trancho
Cillan’s sacrifice Uzi Landsmann
Don’t Compare Your Inner Thoughts to Other People’s Media Profiles Wendy Scott
Trans Joy and Finding it Through Schitt’s Creek Napoleon
Bob Saget’s death shocked my system. Y. Vue
Three Tips to Eliminate Insulin Resistance and Shrink Waistline Dr Mehmet Yildiz
You may find more health and well-being stories on EUPHORIA.
Thank you for reading these great stories.
Sample 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
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.
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
Outstanding Stories — Volume 86, Outstanding Stories — Volume 87
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 24K+ members.
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.
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 18,000+ 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
Meet Bill Abbate — Bill Abbate
Meet Sufyan Maan — Sufyan Maan, M.Eng
Meet Josh Balerite Acol — Josh Balerite Acol
Meet Maria Rattray — Maria Rattray
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