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rooked Path</h2> <div><h3>My Introduction to Illumination</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*THk-vmC8bgEyFYhDYMniVA.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="ed88">Suntonu Bhadra</h2><div id="d24d" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/opening-notes-to-tell-about-myself-4df77180a916"> <div> <div> <h2>Opening notes to tell about myself</h2> <div><h3>Introductory remarks</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*1oHZFU4OXLOPpy-if07Keg.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="0369">Writer Introductions Today</h2><h2 id="0b9d">Meet our writer Tonia Nem</h2><div id="dabe" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/joining-the-illumination-tribe-f108acc93db3"> <div> <div> <h2>Joining the ILLUMINATION Tribe</h2> <div><h3>ILLUMINATION Writer’s Introduction</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*amVkxRttnt-Lj3fEiKbFrw.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="0506">Meet our writer Adit Daftary</h2><div id="8b72" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/bringing-out-the-writer-in-you-f2d82dfe5d08"> <div> <div> <h2>Bringing Out The Writer In You</h2> <div><h3>Read. Learn. Write. Share</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*q5EGIndqeETgSlO93flCOg.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="8572">200+ writers introduced themselves in their stories so far. This is an opportunity for our writers to showcase their writing portfolio. I recommend all new writers to introduce themselves in an article. We compile these introductions, keep <b>this resource on the first page of our publication</b> and also share the file <b>with our 17,000+ readers</b>. Please see the attached bio document as an example for creating your bios. Our readers are interested in our writers. <b>If your bio is missing from this list, please leave a comment with your your story link.</b></p><div id="933d" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/meet-inspiring-writers-editors-on-illumination-cbba8a4ea4f"> <div> <div> <h2>Discover ILLUMINATION Writers</h2> <div><h3>BIOs of writers from their pen</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*JS3vXrYQItrT3sgSAxZ84A.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="221f">Featured Interview Stories on Publication Page</h2><p id="c74f">We will be featuring one writer interview story each day. Today, we featured inspiring interviews that I conducted with:</p><h2 id="bcf3">P.G. Barnett</h2><div id="bf87" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/interview-with-p-g-barnett-279aae60fc40"> <div> <div> <h2>Interview with P.G. Barnett</h2> <div><h3>Featuring creative writers of ILLUMINATION</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*FUP2psW72L4cFmyI1SzlCQ.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="2c7d">Ming Qian</h2><div id="3373" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/interview-with-ming-qian-9adbd9b08ba2"> <div> <div> <h2>Interview with Ming Qian</h2> <div><h3>Featuring creative writers of ILLUMINATION</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*foPuZ5R6_NXTGIopumawPA.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="69da">Aric D Mayer</h2><div id="9ad7" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/interview-with-aric-mayer-e04fbdbda576"> <div> <div> <h2>Interview with Aric Mayer</h2> <div><h3>Featuring creative writers of ILLUMINATION</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*6wZONQmE2QCbpKohjfFMhQ.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="bd38">I have been interviewing our writers to feature their profile and great stories. I added a few more interview stories today. You can read the interviews from the attached story. If you are a writer on ILLUMINATION and would like to be interviewed, please send a request <a href="https://digitalmehmet.com/contact/">via this link </a>with title of “Interview Request”.</p><div id="47c1" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/interviews-with-writers-4dbc111852a8"> <div> <div> <h2>Interviews with Writers</h2> <div><h3>Featuring inspiring writers of ILLUMINATION</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*2G7VUcgyXbjxCV0iZ47V-w.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="efb9">Featured Stories Today</h2><p id="2b06">We featured 12 stories from our creative writers today. These stories will be placed on the front page for 24 hours for easy access.</p><h2 id="d843">Linda Caroll</h2><div id="4163" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/why-are-you-so-loud-the-introverts-dilemma-9b99de09f006"> <div> <div> <h2>Why Are You So Loud? The Introvert’s Dilemma</h2> <div><h3>Even their CAT is loud!</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*GSxowOXJ5dYWavDQEEiWMw.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="20e1">Chowa Sekai</h2><div id="438f" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/laila-is-back-b21489a67ce6"> <div> <div> <h2>Laila is back!</h2> <div><h3>Admirable perseverance.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*6aE9dCBHP1KuR-byHSY7sg.png)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="62f4">Emily Kingsley</h2><div id="ed58" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/4-handy-phrases-to-help-you-feel-less-awkward-37b854d5ab81"> <div> <div> <h2>4 Handy Phrases to Help You Feel Less Awkward</h2> <div><h3>Stolen from people I know who don’t have an awkward bone in their bodies.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*Yr416tMOWZv2EVHK)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="ea32">Madoc Maduka</h2><div id="923f" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/you-must-play-your-role-to-help-build-an-egalitarian-society-58884f37755c"> <div> <div> <h2>You Must Play Your Role to Help Build an Egalitarian Society</h2> <div><h3>Choose your own role and begin to exert consistent effort to bring about some positive changes in our societies.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*SlgO9pA8vy68IsYW)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="43c3">Coco Garcia</h2><div id="9b81" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/i-found-a-dildo-in-my-moms-drawer-2711e3a5a13c"> <div> <div> <h2>I Found a Dildo In My Mom’s Drawer</h2> <div><h3>I don’t think I will ever recover from it</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*NS0-yrfSHuRomjvDVW-yTA.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="3c06">Erin King</h2><div id="9fe3" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/sometimes-you-just-have-to-get-from-today-to-tomorrow-and-thats-okay-1520dedc33aa"> <div> <div> <h2>Sometimes You Just Have To Get From Today To Tomorrow And That’s Okay</h2> <div><h3>Just hang on and be proud you made it through another day.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*yvbNAyK5V5VIdU2_)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="c477">Sharon Hurley Hall</h2><div id="3dbd" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/exploring-shadeism-one-year-on-5e87e32d0338"> <div> <div> <h2>Exploring Shadeism — One Year On</h2> <div><h3>Why a book about colorism is more relevant than ever</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*TT4X5FpAAvTUPJgVu51j8w.png)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="4d32">Luís Próspero</h2><div id="df07" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/utopia-the-perfect-amount-of-awful-3884088778a7"> <div> <div> <h2>Utopia: The Perfect Amount of Awful</h2> <div><h3>A story that hopefully makes you understand that our life isn’t all that bad.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*AXfrjpzNKx5-IdDtIZrYtA.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="1427">Meghan Gause</h2><div id="71b8" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/movie-plots-interpreted-by-a-woman-with-anger-issues-5e647ed908bd"> <div> <div> <h2>Movie Plots Interpreted By A Woman With Anger Issues</h2> <div><h3>I am about to change how you feel about these films.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*rCoFXmUHSuAS4fF-)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="0958">Phil Truman</h2><div id="1990" class="link-block"> <a href="https

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://readmedium.com/7-bad-habits-of-highly-ineffective-writers-107a16811116"> <div> <div> <h2>7 Bad Habits of Highly Ineffective Writers</h2> <div><h3>this space intentionally left blank</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*GuQn6rgTOs7V522b)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="f27c">Paul Myers MBA</h2><div id="154f" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/social-dimensions-of-culture-a-complexity-in-the-business-world-7fe20aa0bc5c"> <div> <div> <h2>Social Dimensions of Culture — A Complexity in the Business World</h2> <div><h3>Beyond borders: A discussion on the implications of societal cultures for multinational organizations</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*J0b4bnXEcyNsvdqh)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="55b1">Belinda Mallasasime</h2><div id="1654" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/be-careful-of-how-you-respond-to-sexual-assault-claims-464268b4655c"> <div> <div> <h2>Be Careful of How You Respond To Sexual Assault Claims</h2> <div><h3>The truth lies between Accuser and the Accused.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*CrAQJ0KdFG7FO75Z)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="f249">Stories Distributed from ILLUMINATION to Medium Topics</h2><p id="19bd"><b>Six </b>great stories were distributed to multiple Medium topics today. Each story is unique and well crafted. I felt privileged to have early access to these great stories on our publication. Each day audience from new topics come across ILLUMINATION represented by its creative writers.</p><blockquote id="b4e4"><p>A story by <a href="undefined">Daniella Mini</a> was distributed to #books #psychology #self.</p></blockquote><div id="bb7e" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/a-must-read-book-that-will-change-how-you-make-decisions-and-think-about-thinking-3e59a0de3b73"> <div> <div> <h2>A Must-read Book That Will Change How You Make Decisions and Think about Thinking</h2> <div><h3>Change your thinking, change your behavior and make better decisions</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*Dj5lsWTNgGVEx8EbggJJKA.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><blockquote id="4c07"><p>A story by <a href="undefined">Julia E Hubbel</a> was distributed to #race.</p></blockquote><div id="8533" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/surprised-by-black-excellence-271bde324e3"> <div> <div> <h2>Surprised by Black Excellence?</h2> <div><h3>Funny. I’ve survived my encounters unscathed.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*EWM7ogzT1YwahlQz)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><blockquote id="0875"><p>A story by <a href="undefined">Sterling Page</a> was distributed to #marketing.</p></blockquote><div id="ac41" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/your-customers-owe-you-nothing-so-stop-acting-like-youre-the-first-fox-in-the-hen-house-f793e93746a9"> <div> <div> <h2>Your Customers Owe You Nothing So Stop Acting Like You’re The First Fox In The Hen House</h2> <div><h3>Wipe that stupid smile off your face</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*8aTfhJVWDdF8GK7h8J6V_g.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><blockquote id="571f"><p>A story by <a href="undefined">Denise Shelton</a> was distributed to #food.</p></blockquote><div id="41e9" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/how-to-make-katharine-hepburns-famous-brownie-recipe-healthier-and-why-you-should-ce8f94ba118d"> <div> <div> <h2>How to Make Katharine Hepburn’s Famous Brownie Recipe Healthier and Why You Should</h2> <div><h3>If you want to cut carbs but still treat yourself, this is a great way to do it</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*MRmpg8Na-5qIm62yJlOm-w.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><blockquote id="710b"><p>A story by <a href="undefined">Jon Schaeffer</a> was distributed to #media.</p></blockquote><div id="14b2" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/why-i-started-a-podcast-and-why-you-should-too-e2644ec6f499"> <div> <div> <h2>Why I started a Podcast (and why you should, too)</h2> <div><h3>You’ve been thinking about doing it for a while. Now’s the time.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*ahFs88lWD7TupHRb)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><blockquote id="40c0"><p>A story by <a href="undefined">Simona</a> was distributed to #self.</p></blockquote><div id="40a6" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/the-neuroscience-of-getting-unstuck-and-going-past-your-comfort-zones-8949b1e564ce"> <div> <div> <h2>The Neuroscience of Getting “Unstuck” and Going Past Your Comfort Zones</h2> <div><h3>There’s a biological reason you may be feeling stuck in life…here’s how to overcome it</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*_0uE2zCHgHAG5alXHt9Wmg.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="f224">As ILLUMINATION hosts an impressive number of high-quality stories distributed to the topics from our creative writers, I compiled those stories. I aim to create awareness for the high-quality stories so that our new writers can leverage these excellent stories, model the styles so that they can improve their stories for increasing chance of curation by Medium curators. You can find the complete list from the attached story. I update it regularly.</p><div id="8e7a" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/curation-stars-of-illumination-336642fbdc16"> <div> <div> <h2>Curation Stars of ILLUMINATION</h2> <div><h3>Easy Access to Distributed Articles to Medium Topics</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*wyn34gLNsLvwiZfPQ-V5_g.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="7e2a">Content Quality Focus</h2><p id="6039">Our current writers know that we strive for excellence. We aim to increase the quality of your stories and provide an enjoyable reading experience to our followers. Quality is an iterative process. I notice that the quality of our stories is increasing day by day. The curation rate increased.</p><blockquote id="4c42"><p><i>New writers: please ensure that you check your stories for typos, spelling, and grammar errors before submitting them to the publication. <b>Our readers deserve high quality stories.</b></i></p></blockquote><p id="9a2e">We have some volunteering editors who can perform a proof-reading for the writers from the non-English speaking background. You can search for volunteers from our Slack channel. One of the proof-reading tools our writers recommend is <i>Grammarly</i>.</p><h2 id="da3b">ILLUMINATION Social Media Links</h2><p id="4c27">We share our stories in the following platforms. We encourage our new writers to join and follow these links.</p><p id="940a"><a href="https://twitter.com/illum_official"><b>Twitter</b></a><b> — <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MediumIllumination/">Facebook</a> — <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/illumination-publication/">LinkedIn</a> — <a href="https://flipboard.com/@digitalmehmet/illumination-on-medium-hmov53ldy">Flipboard</a>- <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvPwioDlc1P39syhwK5IX4g/">YouTube</a>- <a href="https://www.pinterest.com.au/myildizmel/illumination-on-medium">Pinterest</a></b></p><p id="32c8">You can also check our syndicated content: <a href="https://x29.co/mehmet/">Blogs,</a> <a href="https://96c.co/i/">PublisherSpotlight</a>.</p><h2 id="09be">Invitation to writers who may be interested in ILLUMINATION</h2><p id="5862">If you want to join our growing and supportive <b>publication as a writer</b>, <a href="https://digitalmehmet.com/contact/"><b>please leave a message via this link</b></a><b>.</b> We curate valuable content for our readers; we create awareness and visibility of our content to wider audience. We also amplify Medium articles on social media to bring new readers and subscribers.</p><blockquote id="5e25"><p><i>If you have already applied from different means and not added to the publication yet, please try again<a href="https://digitalmehmet.com/contact/"> by directly writing to me</a>. Some messages are easily lost on articles.</i></p></blockquote><p id="9051">Several new top writers joined us. We have now <b>1800+ writers</b>. The more the better for our diversity. <b>We aim to appeal to millions providing diverse and insightful content globally.</b></p><blockquote id="0dd5"><p>Please see an article by <a href="undefined">Timothy Key</a> on writer invitation.</p></blockquote><div id="5f9b" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/become-a-writer-for-illumination-e3354727b3c9"> <div> <div> <h2>Become a Writer for ILLUMINATION!</h2> <div><h3>Join one of the fastest growing and inclusive publications on the Medium platform</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*7_7qeKxJTbIa2-fi1PUfRQ.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><figure id="ac46"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*74j5fxfPl-ngDw3FvFyUuA.png"><figcaption>ILLUMINATION LOGO courtesy of <a href="undefined">Tameem Rahman</a></figcaption></figure><h2 id="1971">Twitter — Facebook — LinkedIn — Flipboard- YouTube- Pinterest</h2><h2 id="0c3d">JOIN ILLUMINATION WRITERS ON OUR NEW YOUTUBE CHANNEL</h2><div id="9faf" class="link-block"> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvPwioDlc1P39syhwK5IX4g/"> <div> <div> <h2>ILLUMINATION</h2> <div><h3>This channel is created by Dr Mehmet Yildiz to include materials from the writers of ILLUMINATION publication on Medium…</h3></div> <div><p>www.youtube.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*Nwjd6px4V72kXczI)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div></article></body>

Daily Success Stories from ILLUMINATION

Followers & Fans Are Gems

1910 ILLUMINATION writers are inspiring 17,160 readers!

Whereas fanatic is usually a pejorative word, a Fan is someone who has roots somewhere. — Simon Kuper

We need to increase the number of our followers; however, the increasing number of fans can be more critical. Our fans are familiar with our content, and they come back to read more of our stories.

Creating fans requires continues and systematic engagement with our readers. We need to nurture them by understanding their requirements, meeting their expectations, and giving them a pleasant reading experience.

To this end, I want to create a new writing challenge to increase the number of our fans.

New Writing Challenge for ILLUMINATION Writers

The purpose of this writing challenge is to enhance collaboration and build a relationship with your readers.

This challenge may reflect your monthly experience with your followers.

I propose writing a story each month describing who you followed and what you explored from these followers. You can tag the follower account and write in a way that you are conversing with this specific follower. For example, I found your story XYZ and found the following points interesting. My take away points from your story were XYZ.

You can select as many followers and their stories as you explored within a month.

I recommend these stories in a conversational tone to the owner of the content and aiming to give useful, practical, thought-provoking, entertaining, inspiring, motivating points to your readers.

We aim to kill two birds with one stone. While showing our appreciation to the content owner, we can also provide useful content to our readers.

To collect these stories in the repository and distribute to our readers, we need to standardize the heading. Your story heading can be “Monthly Gems Discovered by [Insert Your Name]”, and you can put an attractive sub-title. You can even choose a kicker “ILLUMINATION Writing Challenge”.

I look forward to your participation and creative stories.

Update on Previous Challenges

Many writers participated in two writing challenges. You can find them from these links: Challenge 1 and Challenge 2.

I am inspired by number of participants and their enthusiasm. I cannot mention the names here due to growing list. I compiled all submitted stories as part of this challenge in a single story for easy access.

Explore The Best Stories of ILLUMINATION Writers

Self- assessed & selected stories by writers of ILLUMINATION

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Thank you for the submissions related to both challenges. I look forward to the remaining writers to participate and enjoy the benefits of this writing challenge. We need to collaborate.

This activity is an excellent opportunity to meet new writers and develop your relationship with them. This activity can increase the number of your followers and fans. The more fans you have, the more visible and readable your articles can be. Let’s keep our vitality and create synergy.

What did ILLUMINATION writers create today?

Here is a bundle of stories that I was able to add to our distribution list today. Thank you for adding comments to create visibility to your great stories.

Nobody Wants to Miss These

1800+ writers inspiring 17,145 readers

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One of the purposes of this daily distribution is to access to our stories easily. You can read and share them easily. You can follow the writers. I recommend enjoying as many stories as possible from this list. If your story is not included, please leave a comment by linking your story. As of publication team, we do our best, but it must be a collective effort. To this end, it will be excellent for each writer to take responsibility to create visibility for his or her own story. Please remember tweeting the stories you read. We grow with support, synergy, and collaboration.

Let’s check our publication page for more stories. Many more stories can be found from our publication page.

ILLUMINATION

We curate and disseminate outstanding articles from diverse domains and disciplines to create fusion and synergy.

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New writers who joined ILLUMINATION today

21 new writers joined our publication today. We have 1911 writers supporting ILLUMINATION now. A warm welcome to our new writers:

Tim Denning, Ovkourbali, Sarah K. Butterfield, Bhargavi Joshi, Sujani Hansanali, Ravi, Turkan M. Devrijova, Salma Alaa, Jett Howe, Nisha Karthigeyan, Ajita, Kevin Farran, Arjan, Erin M. Singh, Soul Dancer, B.C. Holmes, Roger Himes Esq., Leah Kent, Judy Millar, Alex R. Wendel, Danielle Taylor,

IMPORTANT NOTE TO NEW WRITERS: To ensure your stories are published on a timely basis, please provide required credits to the photos and extracted information from other sources. This is the most common issue delaying some stories to be published. If you turn off your private messages we have no other mechanism to reach out to you. If your article is not published within 48 hours please contact me from this link.

I received several inquiries from new writers who want to know how to add stories to publication. Please see the attached story providing step by step guidance by our editor Timothy Key.

How to Submit Your Article to ILLUMINATION

Once you are added as a writer, here is all you need to do to get your story in the publication

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ILLUMINATION Slack Channel

We created a writer collaboration platform using Slack. We have 392 members. I added several writers to our Slack channel today. Thank you for the inquires and willingness to join our collaboration and innovation lab. New writers are invited to join our Slack to have a chat and collaborate with other inspiring writers. We discuss editorial matters, Medium policies, content quality, and overall writing skills improvement. You can request an invitation to Slack from this link. Please type Request for Slack on the heading as I have many other requests from this link.

You can check this story from Timothy Key to learn how to use Slack if you haven’t used it before.

How to Communicate Using Slack, even if You are a Newbie

A tutorial of the very basics to get you up and running on Slack

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Please also check our process and procedures for further details on our publication.

ILLUMINATION Process & Procedures

Answers to frequently asked question for writers and editors of ILLUMINATION publication

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Featured Writer Bios Today

Upon request, we start featuring three writer bio stories each day.

Holly Jahangiri

Introduction: Holly Jahangiri

Because being enigmatic really isn’t my style.

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Mike Schoenhofer

I Embrace a Crooked Path

My Introduction to Illumination

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Suntonu Bhadra

Opening notes to tell about myself

Introductory remarks

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Writer Introductions Today

Meet our writer Tonia Nem

Joining the ILLUMINATION Tribe

ILLUMINATION Writer’s Introduction

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Meet our writer Adit Daftary

Bringing Out The Writer In You

Read. Learn. Write. Share

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200+ writers introduced themselves in their stories so far. This is an opportunity for our writers to showcase their writing portfolio. I recommend all new writers to introduce themselves in an article. We compile these introductions, keep this resource on the first page of our publication and also share the file with our 17,000+ readers. Please see the attached bio document as an example for creating your bios. Our readers are interested in our writers. If your bio is missing from this list, please leave a comment with your your story link.

Discover ILLUMINATION Writers

BIOs of writers from their pen

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Featured Interview Stories on Publication Page

We will be featuring one writer interview story each day. Today, we featured inspiring interviews that I conducted with:

P.G. Barnett

Interview with P.G. Barnett

Featuring creative writers of ILLUMINATION

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Ming Qian

Interview with Ming Qian

Featuring creative writers of ILLUMINATION

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Aric D Mayer

Interview with Aric Mayer

Featuring creative writers of ILLUMINATION

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I have been interviewing our writers to feature their profile and great stories. I added a few more interview stories today. You can read the interviews from the attached story. If you are a writer on ILLUMINATION and would like to be interviewed, please send a request via this link with title of “Interview Request”.

Interviews with Writers

Featuring inspiring writers of ILLUMINATION

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Featured Stories Today

We featured 12 stories from our creative writers today. These stories will be placed on the front page for 24 hours for easy access.

Linda Caroll

Why Are You So Loud? The Introvert’s Dilemma

Even their CAT is loud!

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Chowa Sekai

Laila is back!

Admirable perseverance.

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Emily Kingsley

4 Handy Phrases to Help You Feel Less Awkward

Stolen from people I know who don’t have an awkward bone in their bodies.

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Madoc Maduka

You Must Play Your Role to Help Build an Egalitarian Society

Choose your own role and begin to exert consistent effort to bring about some positive changes in our societies.

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Coco Garcia

I Found a Dildo In My Mom’s Drawer

I don’t think I will ever recover from it

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Erin King

Sometimes You Just Have To Get From Today To Tomorrow And That’s Okay

Just hang on and be proud you made it through another day.

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Sharon Hurley Hall

Exploring Shadeism — One Year On

Why a book about colorism is more relevant than ever

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Luís Próspero

Utopia: The Perfect Amount of Awful

A story that hopefully makes you understand that our life isn’t all that bad.

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Meghan Gause

Movie Plots Interpreted By A Woman With Anger Issues

I am about to change how you feel about these films.

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Phil Truman

7 Bad Habits of Highly Ineffective Writers

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Paul Myers MBA

Social Dimensions of Culture — A Complexity in the Business World

Beyond borders: A discussion on the implications of societal cultures for multinational organizations

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Belinda Mallasasime

Be Careful of How You Respond To Sexual Assault Claims

The truth lies between Accuser and the Accused.

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Stories Distributed from ILLUMINATION to Medium Topics

Six great stories were distributed to multiple Medium topics today. Each story is unique and well crafted. I felt privileged to have early access to these great stories on our publication. Each day audience from new topics come across ILLUMINATION represented by its creative writers.

A story by Daniella Mini was distributed to #books #psychology #self.

A Must-read Book That Will Change How You Make Decisions and Think about Thinking

Change your thinking, change your behavior and make better decisions

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A story by Julia E Hubbel was distributed to #race.

Surprised by Black Excellence?

Funny. I’ve survived my encounters unscathed.

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A story by Sterling Page was distributed to #marketing.

Your Customers Owe You Nothing So Stop Acting Like You’re The First Fox In The Hen House

Wipe that stupid smile off your face

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A story by Denise Shelton was distributed to #food.

How to Make Katharine Hepburn’s Famous Brownie Recipe Healthier and Why You Should

If you want to cut carbs but still treat yourself, this is a great way to do it

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A story by Jon Schaeffer was distributed to #media.

Why I started a Podcast (and why you should, too)

You’ve been thinking about doing it for a while. Now’s the time.

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A story by Simona was distributed to #self.

The Neuroscience of Getting “Unstuck” and Going Past Your Comfort Zones

There’s a biological reason you may be feeling stuck in life…here’s how to overcome it

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As ILLUMINATION hosts an impressive number of high-quality stories distributed to the topics from our creative writers, I compiled those stories. I aim to create awareness for the high-quality stories so that our new writers can leverage these excellent stories, model the styles so that they can improve their stories for increasing chance of curation by Medium curators. You can find the complete list from the attached story. I update it regularly.

Curation Stars of ILLUMINATION

Easy Access to Distributed Articles to Medium Topics

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Content Quality Focus

Our current writers know that we strive for excellence. We aim to increase the quality of your stories and provide an enjoyable reading experience to our followers. Quality is an iterative process. I notice that the quality of our stories is increasing day by day. The curation rate increased.

New writers: please ensure that you check your stories for typos, spelling, and grammar errors before submitting them to the publication. Our readers deserve high quality stories.

We have some volunteering editors who can perform a proof-reading for the writers from the non-English speaking background. You can search for volunteers from our Slack channel. One of the proof-reading tools our writers recommend is Grammarly.

ILLUMINATION Social Media Links

We share our stories in the following platforms. We encourage our new writers to join and follow these links.

Twitter — Facebook — LinkedIn — Flipboard- YouTube- Pinterest

You can also check our syndicated content: Blogs, PublisherSpotlight.

Invitation to writers who may be interested in ILLUMINATION

If you want to join our growing and supportive publication as a writer, please leave a message via this link. We curate valuable content for our readers; we create awareness and visibility of our content to wider audience. We also amplify Medium articles on social media to bring new readers and subscribers.

If you have already applied from different means and not added to the publication yet, please try again by directly writing to me. Some messages are easily lost on articles.

Several new top writers joined us. We have now 1800+ writers. The more the better for our diversity. We aim to appeal to millions providing diverse and insightful content globally.

Please see an article by Timothy Key on writer invitation.

Become a Writer for ILLUMINATION!

Join one of the fastest growing and inclusive publications on the Medium platform

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