Editorial Bulletins by Karen
All the weekly reviews of wisdom from new writers on ILLUMINATION.
August 2020 saw the arrival of Weekly Wisdom from Karen. An editorial bulletin title offered by the founder of ILLUMINATION when he invited editors to use their status for the benefit of others. I volunteered to select my favourite new writers on a weekly basis. The wisdom part mostly comes from the talented writers I choose. I might add a sentence or two to boost their words, talent, and novel approach.
Writing on Medium was a pretty lonely place until some fabulous writers and readers found me and demonstrated how to engage with others. If, as a new writer you are wondering what the secret is, there is no mystery. When you read something you enjoy, leaving a few words for the writer is the perfect way for them to maybe reply and possibly even read your work!
One of those writers who read my first (terrible) pieces was Dr Mehmet Yildiz. Who knew he was going to start the fastest growing publication ever seen on the Medium platform? He invited his fans and fellow writers he admired for their prolificness (amongst other talents) to join him as writers and editors for ILLUMINATION and of course, I leapt at the chance.
Take courage from the knowledge that when you write often and use the knowledge you’ve garnered from reading the best writers, your writing, editing and formatting will improve too. They might also invite you to edit if your skills catch the eye of a senior or consultant editor.