Editor’s Choice
Hand-Picked Articles #121
Chosen by a content curator of ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications on Medium

Dear Readers and Writers,
Thank you for your support and meaningful engagement with the stories of the writers in the previous collection.
We appreciate your time to read them.
Contributors of Illumination are grateful for your inspiring feedback and reactions to interesting stories shared in collection #120 posted before. Here is the link for those who might have missed the previous collection.
ILLUMINATION posted collection #129 earlier. I will amplify some great stories from this collection next week.
Sharing stories of these writers is also important to find more readers.
We selected great stories for your enjoyment today. We post these featured collections on social media to allow readers to follow their favorite writers and share them after reading easily.
FYI, Twitter readers can access Medium stories without a paywall. However, they might bring new members so it is believed valuable to share.
You might check the guidance on using social media effectively How Writers and Readers Can Use Social Media Productively.
Guiding Stories
Today, Dr Mehmet Yildiz posted an article about being a prolific writer as a full-time worker. I believe many writers can learn from his model and experience.
I also introduce his recent story as he guides new writers to increase their views and reading times. He answers commonly requested questions by new writers.
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.
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.
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 Cliff Hightower: Cliff Hightower
Meet Melinda Blau Melinda Blau
Meet Joan Gershman Joan Gershman
Meet Don Martin Don Martin
Meet Dr. Gabriella Kőrösi on Medium Lady Dr. Gabriella Korosi
Please take the opportunity to explore the stories of these writers and support them with meaningful engagement.
Curated Collection #129
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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Meet Interviewed Writers
Recently we interviewed Lawson Wallace and Dr. Preeti Singh.
An Interview with Lawson Wallace
An Interview with Dr. Preeti Singh
Collection of Interviewed Writers
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.
Baird Brightman, Kelly Brito, Nadine Wild, Walter Willis, Nick Shibanov, Adeosun Abdulsamad, Jennifer O’Gara, Mansee Barbhaiya (girlwithcurlstraveltales), Poorva Misra-Miller.
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!
vegxcodes, Teddie Voss, Poorva Misra-Miller, Colin Rosales, Mark Suroviec, M. Ed., Federblicke, Marcopastore, Kristin Austin, Ryan Frost, Mustafa Khairalla, Ruth M, Hamson Cheng, Marlene A Hibbard, Ashleigh Bonner, NenadM, Crypto Auto, Claudia Ciobanu, Harold De Gauche, Saleshni Cook, Doubbleconsciousness (2 b’s), Emily Forman, Sophie | Metaart.Marketing, Dominika Vasova, Tracy Davis, Adah, Gray Stanback, Gray Stanback, Margarita Groisman, Anne Skyvington, Doubbleconsciousness (2 b’s), Garv Chawla, Suzie Alexander, Thomas Strider, Antonio Parente Jr, Harmony S, Katrine Tjoelsen, Lori Armstrong, Jomar Fonseca, Khushi Gupta, Adithya L Narayanan, Jocelyn Gerard, Opola, Timpoa, Rozel Chang, Jussi Luukkonen, 笨小孩, K. Alan Dawson, Jean Bay Wiley, Sophia Metrakos, ControlYourMind, Elyn, Elena dL, Sofia Hoyos, Tiana Pongs, Shimon Brathwaite, 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, Levente, Liz H, Vedant Dwivedi, Rishabh Sharma, Avey En, Patricia LeBlanc, Tamara Vázquez, Jenay Zapp, Ekaterine Lolashvili, Maria Gadileys, Hanry Davies, Rahul Kapoor, Prabhank Sarwaikar, T. Nichol, Rachel Z., Emmanuel Nwaka, Claudiu, Monique’s Tarot 🦋, Maria Ajmal, Maria Ajmal, Christa Kiesling, Dylan Oh, Aditi Rishi, slashdotted, Richardwachara, KC Pascua, Heather Paz.
ILLUMINATION provided guidance to new writers on collection #128.
The key consideration 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.
ILLUMINATION accepts both draft and self-published stories. But, editors give priority to drafts as these stories need to find readers waiting in the queue for a while.
Today, I selected and compile great pieces based on stories I found in collection #111 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.
Featured Stories from ILLUMINATION Today

Make Your Body Leptin-Sensitive to Lose Visceral Fat With a Simple Metabolic Shift Mehmet Yildiz
Luella Shed 40 Pounds with a Powerful Mindset Shift Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Three Things Women Did That Blew My Mind Tim Denning
4 Reasons Narcissists Keep Tabs on You After You Leave Them Melissa Kalt, MD
Curated Collection #128 ILLUMINATION
One Glorious Thing You Should Start Your Day With for its Benefits Ange Dim
Video Summary of “How to Reduce Visceral Fat and Increase Brown Fat with Two Practical Steps” Illumination Gaming
The Not-Will-Smith Diary the Day after the “Oscar Slap” Adam James
A Pocketful of Daisies Amy Christie
Donbass: why is it so disputed? Annalisa Vibio
A 10 Minute Morning Practice That Will Help You Burn Fat, Every Day Ashley Richmond
Elon Musk Recently Gave a Glimpse of How His Brain Works Boateng Sekyere
How Analyzing Your Impulses Can Improve Your Life Ashley J.J. White
Forgiveness is Learned Bogdan Mtn
Forgiveness is Learned
When someone uses your kindness and love, you do not take revenge.
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Okay I Started, Now What? Brittany Gifford
The Best Way to Spice Up Your Life Brooke Ramey Nelson
Common Threads Beyond Culture Redux Carla Woody
One Simple Trick To Feel Better Instantly Carrie Kolar
Manifesting Brooklyn Muse
The Unexpected Love Story Hiding in the Bond Between Divinity and Humanity Chad Gates
Do You Understand Love? Chasing Dreams
Journalism Never Sleeps Don Martin
Why I created a website, and I only wrote one article for an entire year Eduard Sebastian
Your Inner Child Wants to Write Cliff Hightower
Do You Love a Listicle? Elaine Hilides
Dieticians Are All Wrong Elise Wanger Zell
How to Know If You’re Becoming Your Future Self Emmanuel A. Anderson
7 Must-Read Quotes By Einstein That Will Rewire Your Brain Eric Kulbiej
A Doctor Who Has Never Made A Hospital Bed Elizabeth Webster
Typewriter To NFT Euri Giles
Typewriter To NFT
How My Dad’s Creativity Reached A New Audience After More Than 50 Years
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Hand-Picked Articles #80 ILLUMINATION Amplifier
“I Don’t Want Money” … A True Story Fred: Almost Famous
The Most Famous Womanizer Gave 3 Secrets to Seduce Women Gaby Spadaro
The Whole World is Watching From the Mountain ~ Stories & Photos of JD Adams
These 5 Texting Mistakes May Be Keeping You Single Growth Lodge
Charmin’, I’m Sure Harry Hogg
Chosen Stories from ILLUMINATION-Curated #07 ILLUMINATION Amplifier
I Don’t Know The Reason It Happened — I’ll Make Up My Own Ira Robinson
3 Ways Articles Drive High-Quality Traffic Jeff the Content Coach
Is That All There Is To Life? Jennifer Thompson
Four Bold and Controversial Novels That Should be Required James Gordon
“The Google Effect” And Other Modern Cognitive Biases That Are AffectingThe Way We Think. Jennifer Thompson
Hand-Picked Articles #119 ILLUMINATION Amplifier
Learn the Journaling Tips from Icons Johnny T. Nguyen
Discover How to Turn Success from an Enemy into a Friend Kathryn Eriksen
10 Phoebe Bridgers Lyrics That Will Drop Your Jaw Kieran
How Stream Deck Streamlines My Day Julian Cosky
The Undisputable Link Between Diseases And Nutrition Lanu Pitan
I Talked To A Ghost Leonard Tillerman
This Man Became a Billionaire by Focusing on Minimally Invasive Orthopedic Surgeries Luay Rahil
3 Reasons Why You Should Always Take Care Of Your Looks Lucia Landini
Why I quit Netflix and returned to watching DVDs Liz BlackX
Trains In Italy Lusine Arshakyan
Do You Want To Be Released From Racism? Lwazi
Woman in a Wheelchair Margie Willis
Looking After Yourself is Hard Work. Mia Houston
Can Jasper AI Replace Human Writers? M Mahfujur Rahman
To Dream the Impossible Dream Michael Holford
5 Tips to Help in Tough Times Michele Thill
Netflix To Crack Down On Password Sharing Mike Lewis
Get Motivated! Nasar Karim
Brother Sister Moment — Digital Art — Tutorial Nedelcu Alina
The 7 Simple Secrets to Seeming More Confident Instantly (And 4 Bonus Ones) Oliwia Wilk
7 Tips To Help You Go (and Stay) Vegan Pathless Pilgrim
Here’s the Kind of Book Lover I Am Noah Nelson
3 Articles to Take Your Writing to a New Level Patricia Haddock
My Mother Lied About Having Cancer R.A. Bond
My Wife Didn’t Know She Was Risking Her Life by Going Outside Rick Lewis
My Recent best Performing Stories Robert Shaneyfelt
7 Best Money-Making Websites To Earn an Extra $1,000 Per Month Richard Appiah
Unmatched — a Poem Roxanne Barbour
Your Child With ADHD: Turn Off Survival Mode And Educate Yourself Roxy Wright
3 Symptoms of a Burnt-Out Team Samer Sallam
You’re Wasting Your Life in the Moment Before Motivation Scott Leonardi
My First “Business” Started in School Gave Me These 3 Life-long Lessons Shruthi Sundaram
Lady Nera: “STARSIGHT”. VOL 01, Pt.1 sierra millar
Schedule fun Sara Wright
These 3 Intellectual Property Mistakes Put Your Business At Risk Steve Sponseller
How to Avoid a $3.5M Intellectual Property Mistake Steve Sponseller
My Neighbors Still Believe I’m Going to Turn into a Zombie from Taking the Covid Vaccine Toni Crowe
Why Acetyl-L-Carnitine Is a Weight Loss, Fitness, & Nootropic Supplement Dr Mehmet Yildiz
How High Intensity Training Is Massively Anti-Aging Tom C
Warring Gurus Ulf Wolf
Why I Will Never Date Or Marry A Conventionally Attractive Man Urfa
The Most Spectacular Royal Marriage Of The 18th Century Veronika Kaufmann
How to Get in the $100 Club — I Am Stealing Tips From These 11 Articles Vishal Mehta
1800 Followers in 16 Months on Medium Warren “Storyteller” Brown
Traumatic Memories of Home Invasion by Thieves Dr Mehmet Yildiz
To the Woman I Love William Vincent Carleton
10 Things You May Not Know About Me Dr. Preeti Singh
This is why time-blocking is actually harming your productivity Jonathan Fors
Improve Your Attitude by Taking 5 Minutes to Recognize the Good Stuff in Your Life Chris Schwilk, Ph.D.
Health Lessons From the Tumultuous Life of a Lesser-Known Indian Prodigy Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Accounting Was Sooo Bourgeois Ellen Clardy, PhD
Reduce Your Stress Now Dr. Stacey Maples
Reduce Your Stress Now
Summary of techniques you can practice now for improved resiliency
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Norma Lost 20 Pounds with a Single Resource at Home Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Welcome to ILLUMINATION on YouTube
How to Become a Top Writer in Three Months on Medium
Top writer badges bring benefits to writers on Medium.
