Editor’s Choice
Hand-Picked Articles #119
Chosen by a content curator of ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications on Medium
Dear Readers and Writers,
We chose many great stories for your enjoyment today.
Thank you for your meaningful engagement with stories of the previous collection. We appreciate your time to read them.
These engaging writers are grateful for your inspiring feedback and reactions to interesting stories shared in collection #118 posted before.
Here is the link for those who might have missed the previous collection.
Sharing stories of these writers is also important to find more 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.
I selected this story by our chief editor Dr Mehmet Yildiz as he guides new writers to increase their views and reading times. It is a commonly requested point by new writers. I hope you find it valuable.
We look forward to your stories in our new publication designed for game enthusiasts. It is called ILLUMINATION Gaming.
If you missed the announcement, you might check out 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 #107 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 introduced our new Reading Club. Medium members are welcome to join and 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.
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.
Meet Melinda Blau Melinda Blau
Meet Don Martin Don Martin
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.
Curated Writer Bios
Learn about contributing writers of ILLUMINATION written by their pen
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Interviewed Writers
Recently we interviewed Dr. Preeti Singh and Lawson Wallace.
An Interview with Dr. Preeti Singh
An Interview with Lawson Wallace
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.
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 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
Introduction to New Writers
Let’s welcome the new writers who join us today.
Levente, Jean Bay Wiley, Sophia Metrakos, ControlYourMind, Elyn, Elena dL, Sofia Hoyos, Tiana Pongs, Shimon Brathwaite.
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!
Prahalad Rajkumar, Raj Ashar, Yasas Sandeepa, Mats Larsson, Rangga Aditiya Saputra, Misha Malik, Mehreennagi, H.O. Meath, J. Andrew, The Imposter, M.D., Alex Blackmeer, Toby Peart, James White, InsiderCyborg, Govind Narasimhan, Caitlin van Wyk, Gustavo Gallina.
ILLUMINATION provided guidance to new writers on collection #128.
The main 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 images and using copyrighted 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.
Featured Stories from ILLUMINATION Today
Why Acetyl-L-Carnitine Is a Weight Loss, Fitness, & Nootropic Supplement Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Traumatic Memories of Home Invasion by Thieves Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Musing on (Hu)Man(ity)’s Best Friend Santosh Pandipati, MD
60 Revealing Things Covert Narcissists Say When You Know How to Listen Melissa Kalt, MD
This Writer Charges Wealthy Parents $10,000 for an “On Brand” Baby Name Jennifer Geer
Lower Your Risk of Heart Disease by Eating More of This Ange Dim
Slack Tip: How The Mighty ‘remind me’ Feature Will Save You From Corporate Ghosting Alex Philippe
Illumination The Publication With Real People & Not AI Caryn Leach-Smith
Don’t Join the Great Resignation. Find Meaningful Work Instead Amrit Pal Singh
One Simple Thing You Should Invest In Before Age 40 Ayoade Emmanuel
He Knew All Their Secrets Alize Henry
The Thunder A.H. Mehr
Kylie Flavell — Why I Love This YouTuber Belcairn
Nobody’s Looking Barry Chaffee
If You Want to Live Your Best Life, You Have to Face Your Flaws Beth Byfield
8 Dumb Mistakes that Make Your Band Fail Brian Lamacraft
Never Under the Weather Brooke Ramey Nelson
The Story of the PayPal Mafia Cedric Boogaerts
How Do You Find Your Essence? Chasing Dreams
5 Ways To Strategically Increase Your Medium Audience As A Beginner Bryan Dijkhuizen
I Quit My Job and I’ve Never Been Less Motivated Chris Wojcik
How to Find Peace Within Yourself to Find Your Writing Cliff Hightower
Top 5 Mistakes to Avoid when you want to sell products successfully on Amazon or Ebay Creativemediumwriter
Not much for TV Brooklyn Muse
50 Ideas To Build Your Next Business Daniel Mesa
Still Losing Weight to Qualify as a Short Story Don Martin
I Found One More Writing Opportunity To Write as a Freelance Writer Don Sabado
Skin-Scan: Before and After Elizabeth Emerald
Using Kickers to Put Some Kick Into Your Story Titles Edward Thomas
How to Choose Which Topic Goes on Your Blog or On Medium Elna Cain
101 things that can be different in the future: #3 clothes Eva Tomas Casado
Man Awarded $450K After Being Given A Birthday Party Floyd Mori
Allergy attack? Streamer forced to stop live Francesco Carrubba
The builders next door Frank Ray
Do We Really Understand Life? From the Mountain ~ Stories & Photos of JD Adams
How to Be More Masculine and Attract Women Effortlessly Growth Lodge
Hope is Being Pinched Between Putin’s Finger and Thumb Harry Hogg
Dublin, Ireland Gerad Carrier
5 Best Websites Where You Can Write and Get Paid Per Article Hidayatullah
Roseland: Semi-Tropical Heaven at the Bottom Left-Hand Corner of Britain Ian Vince
Curated Collection #108 ILLUMINATION
Amazon KDP Vs. Gumroad: A Review Of Selling Your Books J.R. Heimbigner
Multiple Streams of Article Income Jeff the Content Coach
Hand-Picked Articles #117 ILLUMINATION Amplifier
10 Habits of Truly Happy People Jennifer Thompson
Exactly How Important Being Self-Confident Is When It Comes to Management and Leadership Ivan Popov
What Most People Get Wrong About Goal Setting Johnny T Page
I’ve Just Made Top Writer on #Reading. It Is Easier Than You Think Jose Luis Ontanon Nunez
What Does a Healthy and Balanced Life Mean to You? John R. Miles
Hand-Picked Articles #77 Technology Hits
From Imminent Demonetization to The Top 6% — An Uplifting Story Joseph Seifert
Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & Michel’le Julius Evans
Chosen Stories from ILLUMINATION-Curated #06 Technology Hits
Want a Laptop for Writing? Get a Used Chromebook. Kristina Oberlander
7 Secrets to Life by Confucius Letters from E.K.
Living in the Gray Libby Mitchell
Brain Surgery to Change ASD to NT ? Lorrae - Loving My AUTISTRY
They Didn’t Tell Me My Brother Died Lwazi
The End Of Love Macey Malone
Making Money While You Are Asleep M Mahfujur Rahman
10 Tips for a Happier Life, Based on Japanese Wisdom Malinda Fusco
Where We’re Going We Don’t Need Roadmaps Michael Holford
This Nut Is 1,000 Times More Radioactive Than Most Foods Mike Lewis
10 Things To Never Say To A Lawyer Misty Rae
Eight Powerful Life and Business Principles Billionaire Jeff Bezos Lives By Michael Lim
I Am a Hopeless Romantic — Poem MOIIN
Dating and Tossing a Salad Nicole Higginbotham-Hogue, Author on Amazon
Playing God N. A. Kazi
The Neuroses Of Ivy League High Schoolers Ossiana Tepfenhart
Freelance Writing — 42 Writing Calls For Submissions (as of 04/18/22) — Paid Writing Opportunities… Pamela Kazmierczak
The Problem With The French Elections Pierre Blanchet
Jesus Christ … The Essence of Easter pst tomowo
We Are All Leaving Blood Footprints Pathless Pilgrim
People and Paying it Purvee Chauhan
I started living alone to chase my goals Pushpender Yadav
Success in Life is Like Shopping for New Shoes Rodolfo Urbano, CPA
A Unique Way to be Frugal Rosa Diaz
East of Sunset — a Poem Roxanne Barbour
The Reluctant Atheist: I want to believe Ross Lynn
How The Rains Bring A Sense Of Rebirth And Renewal For All Living Beings Sara Burdick
Statins To Lower Bad Cholesterols: Who Needs It And Who Is Better Off Without It Stephanie Jyet Quan Loo
Cruel World T. Mark Mangum
Hand-Picked Articles #76 Technology Hits
Dear Grammar Bullies Sreese
Chosen Stories from ILLUMINATION-Curated #07 Technology Hits
Do You Silently Judge Me From Your Computer Screen? The Sober Vegan Yogi
Why I Read a Book Every Week Tony U. Francisco
Silent Joy Ulf Wolf
Hand-Picked Articles #78 Technology Hits
How Influencers Ruined Coachella Vanessa Sanchez
Our Government Was a System — How Progressives Took All the Power Veritas Civis
Leaving Your Job? Follow These 10 Steps. Vlad Gogish
Between Passion and Reality Wahyuni Sapri
Even an Atheist Experiences a Slice of Heaven Wes Putnam
Eyes Zachary Seda
How would you use the gift of time? Warren “Storyteller” Brown
Book Review: Sophie’s World Zeeshan Abid
10 Things You May Not Know About Me Dr. Preeti Singh
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.
Reduce Your Stress Now Dr. Stacey Maples
Reduce Your Stress Now
Summary of techniques you can practice now for improved resiliency
medium.com
How 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
Hand-Picked Articles #71 Technology Hits
Norma Lost 20 Pounds with a Single Resource at Home Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Sample 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
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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 Yildiz — Dr Mehmet Yildiz Chief Editor and Owner
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
The Joy of Selling 1,000+ Books In A Month With Minimal Investment
What I Learned After Publishing 1,010 And Reading 100,000 Stories
Science-Based Therapeutic Value of Expressive Writing for Mental Health
7 Tips for Freelance Writers Dealing with Chronic Stress Effectively
Copyright Matters: Zero tolerance to plagiarism on ILLUMINATION
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
Curated Writer Bios
Learn about contributing writers of ILLUMINATION written by their pen
medium.com
Illumination Fiction Club
Updates from Euphoria
Publications by Our Writers on Medium
Invitation to ILLUMINATION YouTube Channel
Invitation to Write for ILLUMINATION on YouTube Publication
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 these already contribute to our publications.
Reema Sen, Irfan ullah, Dalal Hammoud, Jelena Ristic, Stacey Cass, Annalisa Vibio, Mad Machine, Michael West, -Eva King-, Laurence Zimmermann, Amelia, Laurence Zimmermann, Amelia, Swati Singh, Jessica Gale Friesen, Nina Pillai, Kiran Mundy, Kalyani A, mahii, Vic Danh, Hamson Cheng, Mustapha El A., Felicia McCann, Mohini Vats, Bikash Burnwal, Ankit Goyal, Cliff Hightower, Pathless Pilgrim, Sonia Anthony, Kum Wai, Adil Maqbool, Shauna-Marie Henry, Vlad Gogish, Amit Tiwari, 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
If you wish 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”.
