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The undefined website features a curated collection of articles by ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications, offering a range of stories from diverse writers, along with resources and guidance for new and experienced writers on Medium.

Abstract

The undefined website is a hub for readers and writers, presenting the "Hand-Picked Articles #117" collection, which includes carefully selected pieces by a content curator from ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications on Medium. The site serves as a platform for showcasing engaging stories, providing meaningful engagement, and offering support and visibility to writers through various initiatives such as the ILLUMINATION Gaming publication, writing challenges, and a Reading Club. It also introduces new writers, features veteran contributors, and shares valuable insights on writing effectively on Medium, increasing readership, and potentially earning income from writing.

Opinions

  • The curator values the careful selection of articles to provide readers with high-quality content.
  • The platform emphasizes the importance of meaningful engagement with readers and the community.
  • There is an encouragement for writers to join the ILLUMINATION Gaming publication to expand their reach and find new readers.
  • The website promotes the idea that participation in writing challenges can enhance a writer's visibility and chances of becoming a top writer.
  • The importance of using social media effectively is highlighted as a tool for writers to increase their content's reach.
  • The site offers guidance to new writers on how to increase views and reading times, suggesting that following certain practices can lead to success on Medium.
  • The introduction of the ILLUMINATION Reading Club aims to increase reading times by providing a dedicated space for Medium members to engage with content.
  • The website acknowledges the contributions of the thousands of writers who submit stories to their publications and welcomes new writers to the community.
  • There is a strong emphasis on following onboarding guidelines quickly to ensure stories are published and start earning income promptly.
  • The site addresses the issue of proper photo captioning and the use of non-copyrighted images to avoid publishing delays and maintain editorial standards.
  • The curator suggests that writers can earn a substantial income and even go viral if their stories gain mass attraction and increase reading times.
  • The website values the introduction of new writers and encourages a warm welcome and support from the community for their contributions.
  • It is noted that stories submitted as drafts are given priority in the publishing queue, potentially reaching more readers than self-published stories.
  • The curator appreciates the diverse range of stories submitted by writers, covering various topics from health and fitness to personal development and creative writing.
  • The website encourages writers to share their stories in the Reading Club channel on the Slack workspace to gain further exposure.
  • There is an acknowledgment of the challenges faced by writers in terms of publishing delays, and the site offers solutions such as self-publishing or draft submissions.
  • The curator emphasizes the importance of understanding the onboarding process for new contributors to ensure a smooth transition into the publication's community.
  • The site underlines the significance of protecting one's work by correctly captioning photos and using non-copyrighted images to prevent rejection of stories.

Editor’s Choice

Hand-Picked Articles #117

Chosen by a content curator of ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications on Medium

Photo by Iuliyan Metodiev on Pexels

Dear Readers and Writers,

We appreciate your time to read the stories of these engaging writers.

Thank you for your meaningful engagement.

These engaging writers are grateful for your inspiring feedback and reactions to interesting stories shared in collection #114 posted before. Here is the link for those who might have missed the previous collection.

Sharing their stories is also important to find my readers. We post these featured collections on social media to allow readers to follow their favorite writers and share them after reading easily. Twitter readers can access Medium stories without a paywall.

You might check the guidance on using social media effectively How Writers and Readers Can Use Social Media Productively.

Yesterday I read a valuable story posted by our chief editor Dr Mehmet Yildiz guiding new writers to increase their views and reading times. I hope new writers might learn valuable perspectives from this insightful story.

We have a new publication for game enthusiasts called ILLUMINATION Gaming. If you missed the announcement, you might find the invitation posted by Illumination Gaming in the attached story.

All Medium writers are welcome to join and submit gaming stories.

Today, I selected and compile great pieces based on stories I found in collection #105 published by ILLUMINATION featuring the work of contributors of Illumination on Medium. I compiled the links to my previous collections in this post for easy access.

ILLUMINATION-Curator posted an article introducing our new Reading Club. Medium members are welcome to join this initiative to increase reading times.

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 feature some of those shared stories in the club in our upcoming collections. So please feel free to link your stories to the Reading Club channel on the Slack workspace. The reading club is only for Medium members.

The goal of creating the Reading Club is to attract more readers to our publications as we serve thousands of creative writers. We look forward to your participation.

Currently, 15,000+ writers submit stories to our publications. We are grateful for their contributions, delighting our readers.

Writing Challenges and Prompts

Our prolific writers might consider joining these writing challenges to find new readers and increase their reading times.

100 Day Challenge For New Writers

1,000 Short Posts in 100 Days

Invitation To A Writing Challenge

By participating in these challenges you might increase the chance of becoming a top writer in three months. Dr. Yildiz provided guidance on this opportunity.

How to Become a Top Writer in Three Months on Medium

Besides, if one of your stories goes viral, you can earn a substantial income.

What I Learned by Reviewing 100+ Viral Articles in 2021

Featured Writers of ILLUMINATION

ILLUMINATION editors featured several writers to bring them, new readers. We will continue to introduce more writers contributing to our publications soon. In the meantime, you might check out selected stories of these great writers.

Meet Don Martin Don Martin

Meet Melinda Blau Melinda Blau

Meet Dr. Gabriella Kőrösi on Medium Lady Dr. Gabriella Korosi

Meet Cliff Hightower: Cliff Hightower

Meet Joan Gershman Joan Gershman

Please take the opportunity to explore the stories of these writers and support them with meaningful engagement.

Curated Collection #128

Illumination editors compiled and published a curated collection #128. The pack is full of exciting stories.

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.

Interviewed Writers

Recently we interviewed Dr. Preeti Singh and Lawson Wallace.

An Interview with Lawson Wallace

An Interview with Dr. Preeti Singh

Collection of Writer Interviews

You might check out more 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.

Introduction to New Writers

Let’s welcome the new writers who join us today.

Toby Peart, James White, InsiderCyborg, Govind Narasimhan, Caitlin van Wyk, Gustavo Gallina.

Let’s also give a warm welcome to recently joined writers. Some of them have already posted their first articles. Let’s support their content!

Noel Holston, Anish Sah, Hannah Schneider, AliB, Boyd Blackwood, CurioBrain, GK Kingsley, Karen Shanley, Whitney Schwartz, Sparky Sparks, Jennifer Slate, Frank Sarpong, Kelsea Reeves, Dr. Mohamed Bashir, Conni Walkup Hull, Rhys Sydney, John Swayne, Paul Rose, Piyush Sharma, Ausubel Pichardo, Smith singhania, Commusings, Gary Holley, Vidushi, Melissa Rach, Vidushi, Felix Abur, Joseph Norris, Author J. Cafesin, Surapsari Fujimaru, Albina Hays, Misbah Sheikh, Emma Isabella, omgzui, Prabani, Crypto_Overt, Rahkim Sabree, Ileke Airende, Chelle Chevelle, Daniela Zamudio, Ordinary Dude, Zei-a, Dana Wood, Sheronda Lofton, Matt Reicher, Cole Fitter, Lilia Nora Adamou, Zhana, Veena Vijayakumar, Arnav Saxena, Kay Suthar, Byron Clarke, Sharmila Shankarkumar, Jenny Lytle, Mario Solis, Rick Crites, Jona Branzuela Bering.

ILLUMINATION provided guidance to new writers on collection #128.

The key point for new contributors is to review the onboarding pack quickly, as it includes publication-specific information for a smooth transition. I attached it below.

As a benefit of fast publishing, your stories will start earning income and finding more readers quickly.

Please caption your photos and ensure that that they are not copyrighted: either belong to you or from free sources. Not captioning and using copyrighted photos waste our editors’ precious time and cause delays in publishing your stories.

Please Note That Not Captioning and Using Copyright Photos Will Lead to Rejection of Stories.

We are sorry for the publishing delays. Thank you for your understanding and patience. Your stories will be published eventually.

You may also consider self-publishing as we accept them. However, draft submissions might bring more readers so it is up to you.

We accept both draft and self-published stories. But, we give priority to drafts because these stories need to find readers as they wait in the queue for a while.

Selected Stories from ILLUMINATION Writers

Norma Lost 20 Pounds with a Single Resource at Home Dr Mehmet Yildiz

Adrian Shredded His Body Landing a Dream Job at a Well-Paying Fitness Company in a Month Dr Mehmet Yildiz

Accounting Was Sooo Bourgeois Ellen Clardy, PhD

Improve Your Attitude by Taking 5 Minutes to Recognize the Good Stuff in Your Life Chris Schwilk, Ph.D.

Remembering to Say Thank You Chris Schwilk, Ph.D.

4 Things I Didn’t Do To Become a Top Medium Writer Sinem Günel

What Pornography was Like During the “Bridgerton” Era Brian Loo Soon Hua

Why You Need Your Happy Place A Nkeonye Judith Izuka-Aguocha

Hand-Picked Articles #115 ILLUMINATION Amplifier

Unhealthy Outlets For Emotions Aarti Tailor

April Rains A.H. Mehr

Alan Detoxified His Body with 3 Self-Healing Mechanisms Lowering Health Risks & Accelerating Fat… Dr Mehmet Yildiz

The Forest App: Get Focused While Growing Trees Alex Philippe

What Comes First — Your Mortgage (the Chicken) or Investing (the Egg)? Allan Johnson

Anthony’s Exchange Life in Spain — Introduction Anthony Wong

This Might Be the Dumbest Place to Grow a City Arthur Keith

Nature’s Survival Intentional: Introducing Hoodies for Females Annelise Lords

We Choose How to Be and Who to Be With Bogdan Mtn

Shooting Victim Lit Up a Room Brooke Ramey Nelson

Melting the Wand Amy Christie

Remove Daily Negativity & Low Energy From Your Life To Feel Better Bryan Dijkhuizen

Outstanding Stories — Volume 86 ILLUMINATION-Curator

Squeezing Pennies Out Of Poems Is Like Drawing Blood From A Stone Carlo Zeno

Thankfulness From a Successful Ex-nobody Carlos Jeronimo

9 Examples of Short-term Thinking for Entrepreneurs C. L. Beard

A NATO and EU-Member Country Has Become A Putin-Worshipper — And It Is Not Hungary! Chrissie Powers

You just got rejected, what now? Cliff Hightower

Carla, My Family Doctor, Was Harshly Abused by Her Biased Patient Dr Mehmet Yildiz

Sorry, We Can’t Be Friends Craig Hellier

A Life Well Lived Dave Smith

Why is the Mind so powerful? Divyata Dewan

You Don’t Need a Four-Year Degree to Be Successful Don Sabado

The #1 Rule if You Are Ever Going to Try to Help Someone Edward John

Open House, Closed Doors Elizabeth Emerald

You Don’t Need to be Happy All the Time Eduard Sebastian

Silence in Hiatus Elizabeth Emerald

How I Earned 12,000$ From Elon Musk Eric Kulbiej

Outstanding Stories — Volume 87 ILLUMINATION-Curator

What Kind Of Person Needs 55 Homes? Floyd Mori

Snow and Beer From the Mountain ~ Stories & Photos of JD Adams

Life Is A Beautiful Mess Gabriele Martoni

The 13-Letter Alphabet … It’s real! Fred: Almost Famous

The Simplest History Explanation of Podcasts Gaby Spadaro

Eleven Questions Every Entrepreneur Needs To Ask About Their Product Gereon Wellmann ⚡

3 Things You Do That Destroy The Mother Earth And Cause Suffering In The World Gosia

The Trumpet That Never Calls Retreat Harry Hogg

How do you begin your writing for the day? Geri Spieler

You Have the Power to Say No: Now Discover Why No One Wants You to Use It Henry Corrigan

Curated Collection #106 ILLUMINATION

7 Primary Leadership Styles For Different Situations Israrkhan

The Future Will Be Many Metaverses… Or Not — Newsletter April 15, 2022 J.Cienfuegos

Recess — Short Story | Horror | Dark | Intense — Includes Audio Dramatization Ira Robinson

Why Did You Start Writing? J.R. Heimbigner

Money Comes, Money Goes, but it’s the emphasis we put on it that makes all the difference Jackie Madden Haugh

When True Strength Starts Somewhere Past Your Biceps, Triceps, Chest, And Shoulders, Are You Ready… Jason Morton

It’s Time to Release Our Own Kraken! Jeff Gates

When Your Children Experience Pain Janet Meisel

Money Isn’t Evil — Stop Believing The Lie You’ve Been Fed Jelena Kollmann

What’s this Article Have to do about Business? Jerry Pompilio

3 Steps to Quit Being a Functioning Alcoholic Jessey Anthony

4.4K Views But Made Only $3.33 — What Happened? Jim Clyde Monge

A Simple Way to Improve Yourself John Cunningham

A Judge Without a Law Degree Can Decide Someone’s Fate. Jessica Hubbert

The Legend of the Canair Bells John K Adams

How To Take Your Writing To The Next Level Josie Timberlake

New Wordle-Esque Game for Those That Love Trivia Katie Churchward

I’m a Clutterbug Josie P. Julius

The 1 Thing You Fear The Most Keir Wotherspoon

Help! I Lost All of My Followers!! Kimberlee

Elon Musk, You Can (And Should) Do Better — At Least For The Children KL Simmons

How to Deal with Toxic People at Work and Beyond Krista Mollion

Truly Yours Kyomi O’Connor

After 20 Years, My Childfree Dam is Starting to Crack Len Morse

Those Four Simple Facts That Are Guaranteed To Make You Happy Livia Dabs RN,MSc

Neurotypicals Suck at Reading SITUATIONS Lorrae - Loving My AUTISTRY

How to Find Out if Your Body is Dehydrated? Louryi B.

What does compromise in a relationship mean? Liviu Roman

5 Ways I’m Planning on Coping With A 2 Hour Commute Lucy Dan 蛋小姐 (she/her/她)

A Message To The Feminist: Fashion Magazines Are The New Men Lwazi

Love the Faded Colors Lucy Socha

How Shock Therapy Cured Me of My Depression Maggie Kelly

How to Live From the Heart and Not From the Brain Mary Beth Hazeldine

Towards a New Land: Sailing the South Seas to New Beginnings Maryanne Marsters

You Can All Breathe a Sigh of Relief: The Biggest Idiot to Ever Live Has Been Located and… Markus Scorelius

What Goes In My Drafts Folder Stays In My Drafts Folder — Forever Mike Lewis

Why JP Morgan Paid $25,000 for 2 Sentences Mike Toney-Hoffman

Startling Truth — Does a Narcissist Know They Are a Narcissist? Melissa Kalt, MD

Medication by Default not by Choice Moryt Milo

I never doubt Nasar Karim

The Harsh Truth Behind Earning $12,000 From Quora Partner Program Neil Shah

Cartesian fly N. A. Kazi

“How To” Find Truth in Your Life Nick Birthday

Dating and Pulling Out Nicole Higginbotham-Hogue, Author on Amazon

Innovative Strategy To Kickstart Your Business In 2022 Nora

Selected Stories on How to Improve Life Øivind H. Solheim

Check Out These 3 Nonfiction Websites Looking For Freelance Writers Pamela Kazmierczak

Men: Do You Provide Value? Goods and Sundries Olivia Love

Learning To Be Thankful Is Easy-Tech Ed. Vol 1 Pascal writes

Russia’s ‘Dangerfield Syndrome’ Paul Cohen

10 Things You Didn’t Know About Me Penny Grubb

How To Attract Thousands Of Readers Patricia Ross

The 3 Pillars Of Happiness According To The Oldest Study On Happiness Prince Verma

Why Do Older Men Love Dating Younger Women? Qasim Adam

The Break Rayna Pummel

I Am Back And Better Than Ever Rex Shadeseagle

How to Adopt Darwin’s Theory of Natural Selection to Gain Competitive Advantage Sam Schreim

10 Side hustles paying up to $100/hour Shu Hasegawa

The Canary That Imitates The Cat Sav Map

Lack Of Budgeting Means You’re Destroying Your Business — I bet! Sibca Awan

Sarah Reduced Depressive Thoughts and Feelings Leading to Joyful Ones. Dr Mehmet Yildiz

Are you addicted to your biweekly dopamine hits of “Compensation”? Srikanth

Have You Eaten The Frog Yet? Tamil

Blood Money Pt. 1: Stony Brooks

Chosen Stories from ILLUMINATION-Curated #05 ILLUMINATION Amplifier

Thought I’d Die Before I Started Living The Blind Study

Here’s What I’d Do if I Went Back 5 Years in Time The Gnobble Guy

Hand-Picked Articles #75 ILLUMINATION Amplifier

Who Are You? Thesilkroads

The Mystery of Déjà Vu Explained Utkarsh Trivedi

Compassion Through Journey of Self-Discovery Vahagn Chobanyan

War Is Peace Ulf Wolf

If This Idea Happens, Both the Medium Platform and the Authors Could Make Tons of Money Valerio

Texas Woman’s Arrest for Using Abortion Pills an Ominous Sign Vanessa Gallman

8 Things You Need To Do To Find Your Purpose In Life Wellness Xplora

Internet Dating Slang Singles Need to Know According to Google Wendy Scott

The Second Last Time I Played Outdoors Was An Eternity Ago. Is This the New Childhood? VRITANT

Lessons from Believing The Easter Bunny Is Real You, Me and Happiness

A Fairy Tale Disney Won’t Be Selling Carolyn F. Chryst, Ph.D.

The Secret of an Orphan Who Built Rewarding Businesses Living as a Centenarian Dr Mehmet Yildiz

Hand-Picked Articles #71 ILLUMINATION Amplifier

Interesting Videos from ILLUMINATION YouTube

How to Become a Top Writer in Three Months on Medium

Top writer badges bring benefits to writers on Medium.

Happy second birthday to ILLUMINATION!

Let’s Meet Some of Our Top Writers on YouTube

Please subscribe to our channel and reap the benefits.

He are Three Tips to Eliminate Insulin Resistance and Shrink Waistline

Thanks to Illumination YouTube Coordinator for producing this informative video for our health enthusiasts. Insulin resistance is a critical health condition so we nee to understand it and prevent from the risks.

You might check the article of this video to YouTube at the following link, if you have no access

Why magnesium is just not another mineral?

Let’s enjoy the video of this trending story titled Magnesium is just not another mineral by our chief editor Dr Mehmet Yildiz. Magnesium plays an essential role in the body as articulated by Dr. Yildiz.

Let’s Meet Our Editors Who Publish These Stories

The following stories cover the profiles of our volunteer editors.

These volunteer editors are the ones reviewing and publishing the stories in these collections. They are from various time zones clearing the publication queue on their precious time daily.

Meet Dr Mehmet YildizDr Mehmet Yildiz Chief Editor and Owner

Meet Dr Preeti SinghDr. Preeti Singh

Meet Dr Michael HENG, PBMDr Michael Heng

Meet Dr John Frederick Rose Dr John Frederick Rose

Meet Arlo Hennings, PhDArlo Hennings, Ph.D.

Meet Sufyan MaanSufyan Maan, M.Eng

Meet Josh Balerite AcolJosh Balerite Acol

Meet Bill AbbateBill Abbate

Meet Jennifer GeerJennifer Geer

Meeet Lawson WallaceLawson Wallace

Meet Joe LucaJoe Luca

Meet Michael PatanellaMichael Patanella

Meet Brooklyn MuseBrooklyn Muse

Meet John CunninghamJohn Cunningham

Meet Neha SandhirNeha Sandhir S

Meet Ntathu AllenNtathu Allen

Meet Vidya SuryVidya Sury, Collecting Smiles

Meet Helen MüllerYou, Me and Happiness

Meet Krishna V Chaudhary Krishna V Chaudhary

Meet Maria RattrayMaria Rattray

Meet Julius L. EvansJulius Evans

Meet Lanu PitanLanu Pitan

Meet Aldric ChenAldric Chen

Meet Bryan Dijkhuizen Bryan Dijkhuizen

Meet Karen MadejKaren Madej

Meet Chelsea MandlerChelsea Mandler MAT

Meet Kristina SegarraKristina Segarra

Meet Arthur G Hernandez Arthur G. Hernandez

Meet Carol PriceCarol Price

Meet Kasey HarringtonKasey Harrington

Meet J.S. AdamJS Adam

Meet Michael NagyMichael Nagy

Meet Sumera RizwanSumera Rizwan

Meet Agnes LaurensAgnes Laurens

Meet Britni PepperBritni Pepper

Meet Steve Alexander (Alex)The Wordsmith™🏳️‍🌈🇺🇸

Meet Carrie Alice Kelly Carrie

Meet Aamir KamalAamir Kamal 🚀🚀🚀

Meet Lilith MorningstaarLilith Morningstaar

Meet Gregory Maidman

Meet Zen Chan

Helpful References for New Writers

New writers might check out these stories as they are designed to guide them.

Starter Kit for Writers of ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications

Improving the Quality of Writing Using an Editorial Checklist

8 Proven Tips to Build a Rock-Solid Reading Audience

6 Easy & Proven Tips to Increase Followers

How To Become A Top Writer In Three Months

How To Triple Your Writing Income Methodically

How To Create A 30,000 Words E-book In A Month

100 Day Challenge For New Writers

Invitation To A Writing Challenge

1,000 Short Posts in 100 Days

The Joy of Selling 1,000+ Books In A Month With Minimal Investment

Why Image Copyrights Matter for Writers and Editors

Conduct Guidelines for ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications

New Year Updates from Illumination Editorial Team

What I Learned After Publishing 1,010 And Reading 100,000 Stories

What Readers Want to Hear vs What They Really Need to Know

How Writers Can Use YouTube Creatively and Productively

Storybooks and Indexing Publications

A Compelling Passive Income Stream For Freelance Writers

Science-Based Therapeutic Value of Expressive Writing for Mental Health

Five Questions To Increase Curation Chance and Reading Fans

7 Tips for Freelance Writers Dealing with Chronic Stress Effectively

Introduce Your Newsletters and Grow Your Mailing Lists

No Defamation, Discrimination, And Hate Speech Published

Why Image Copyrights Matter for Writers and Editors

Copyright Matters: Zero tolerance to plagiarism on ILLUMINATION

How to Survive and Thrive on Medium

Invitation To A Writing Challenge

Mentoring on ILLUMINATION

Use of Affiliate Links On Medium

ILLUMINATION Fiction Club

ILLUMINATION Poetry Club

Welcome To The TSEE Club

Yes, We Accept Short-Form Stories

Short-Form Stories Not For Income But For Visibility.

How to Turn Cold Calls to Warm Outcomes

WRITERS INVITED TO PROMOTE THEIR PUBLICATIONS

Helpful Guides for All Contributors

Onboarding Pack for New Writers

New writers, please read this pack before submitting your stories.

Guidance on our Publications

Publication-related stories can be accessed via this collection.

Meet Editors of Our Publications

Introducing Writers Bios

Invitation to ILLUMINATION YouTube Channel

Invitation to Write for ILLUMINATION on YouTube Publication

Illumination Fiction Club

Updates from Euphoria

Publications by Our Writers on Medium

Sample Collections by ILLUMINATION

Meet New Writers Joined When This Collection Posted by ILLUMINATION

Let’s welcome these new writers and explore their stories by clicking on the profile links below. Some of them already contribute to our publications.

Ankit Goyal, Cliff Hightower, Pathless Pilgrim, Sonia Anthony, Kum Wai, Adil Maqbool, Shauna-Marie Henry, Vlad Gogish, Jonathan Isbill MS, RD, LD, Bhanusinghal, Naheed Ali, MD, PhD, Juanita, Wayne Boatwright.

New writers, please check the onboarding pack before submitting stories to our publications.

The quality and style of your stories are important for our readers.

Invitation to Potential Writers

To join Illumination Integration publications, please send a request via this link. We will help you gain visibility and succeed as a top writer on Medium. Please point out the publication name with your Medium account ID in the request.

If you are new to Medium, you can join via this link. Readers can read thousands of stories, and writers may monetize self-published content.

As our chief editor, Dr Mehmet Yildiz says “opportunities are endless on this platform”.

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