Invitation to Published Authors

How Writers and Bloggers Can Benefit from ILLUMINATION Book Chapters.

A publication giving voice to published authors on Medium

ILLUMINATION is now older than three years, established on 19 March 2020, and proudly shining with many achievements.

Leveraging our past success and capabilities, now it is time to create a new initiative aiming to give voice to many published authors and create a path for aspiring writers to become published authors.

The primary goal of ILLUMINATION Book Chapters is to allow published authors to repurpose their published content and present them to a new audience.

While gaining new followers and fans, published authors can get an opportunity to monetize their existing content on Medium within copyright rules and Medium’s publishing policies.

Content is the king of the 21st century. Re-purposing is science but not rocket science. Writers, with a bit of effort, can repurpose their content. We will guide you and promote your content meaningfully.

Format and delivery methods may change, but books never die.

The ILLUMINATION Book Chapters publication is designed as a tool to empower published authors by increasing the chance of gaining new followers and fans of their content.

What can you publish on ILLUMINATION Book Chapters?

Initially, three types of submissions are encouraged for this publication. After the pilot phase, we will re-evaluate and may extend our scope.

1 — Published books

As obvious, you can publish your book chapters in story formats. Several authors like Casi Mclean, Shashi Sastry, Claudia Stack have already published chapters of their books on ILLUMINATION and ILLUMINATION-Curated.

You can transfer your previously published chapters from ILLUMINATION and ILLUMINATION-Curated to ILLUMINATION Book Chapters. This transfer can expose your stories to a new audience who loves reading book chapters in story format.

A book chapter in story format can usually be around 5 to 10 minutes of reading time. If your chapters are longer than this, you may create sub-chapters like Chapter 1a, Chapter 1b, Chapter 1c, etc.

2 — Book reviews

Book reviews can be informative to readers.

You can also publish reviews of the books and books that you enjoyed reading and found valuable.

As a sample, I published a self-review of one of my books today.

3 — Author Testimonials

Testimonials are critical to the success of published authors.

You can publish stories, including testimonials about your books.

In addition, you can write stories about the book chapters that you read from other writers in testimonial format.

Based on feedback from many subscribers, we identified the need for book chapters. Considering the number of contributing writers for the ILLUMINATION family of publications, we believe many published authors can benefit from this unique service.

For example, during writer interviews and chats on Medium, I came across books by Phil Truman, Britni Pepper, John Cousins, John Cunningham, René Junge, Martine Weber, Liam Ireland, Jeff Hanlon, Henery X, Helen Cassidy Page, Melinda Blau, Karen Madej, Annelise Lords, Sharon Hurley Hall, Christopher D. Connors, Earnest Painter, Agnes Laurens, Tim Denning, Casey Botticello, Selma, Terry Trueman, Robert Trakofler and many more.

There is no genre constraint for your submissions. You can submit fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. The only exception is erotic content which could perform better in other specialized publications on Medium.

You can also submit chapters of unpublished manuscripts.

Our secondary purpose is to create a path for our writers to transform into published authors. Thus, this publication can be a stepping stone to preparing your manuscript, using feedback from beta readers, for publishing opportunities.

Submission Guidelines

You need to own the copyright of the book chapters that you publish in this publication. A clear copyright ownership statement must be provided.

Readers of this publication expect high-quality content. Therefore, all stories must be proofread and edited.

Please use this checklist before submitting your stories.

You can add a link to the original version of your book.

You can also add your writer profile and a link to your website.

How to apply as a writer

Please send a request with your Medium account ID pointing out your contribution to ILLUMINATION Book Chapters.

How Writers and Bloggers Transition to Become Published Authors

Here is an interview with me published by ILLUMINATION-Curator

Do you want to be an editor for ILLUMINATION Book Chapters?

Please contact Dr. Mehmet Yildiz on this link and arrange an interview on ILLUMINATION’s Slack workspace.

Selection criteria and requirements for editors

1 — Excellent writing, reading, and interpersonal skills in English

2 — Being an MPP member

3 — Having published at least 10 stories in our publications

4 — Being a member of our Slack workspace

5 — Having empathy and compassion for writers, especially for new writers

6 — Being able to use Grammarly, Hemingway Editor, and other language tools

7 — Being able to use plagiarism detection software. Our publications have zero tolerance for plagiarism

8 — Making a commitment to reviewing and publishing a few stories per day. We don’t censor content and style however carefully screen all content to ensure stories meet Medium policies.

9 — Featuring outstanding stories on these publications in editorial bulletins

10 — Mentoring new writers and providing editorial guidance upon request

11 — Being tolerant and patient

12 — Having a lot of creativity for promoting the great work of writers

Conclusion

ILLUMINATION Book Chapters is a unique initiative I am passionate about, and I am excited to grow it.

Like any new venture, we start small but grow fast with the power of our capabilities and motivating collaboration. Growing fast is coded in our DNA.

I’d be delighted to contribute to published writers’ growth by creating visibility for their remarkable books.

Please feel free to join this exciting journey and become part of our collaborative success. I look forward to your feedback.

Welcome to ILLUMINATION Book Chapters on Medium.

ILLUMINATION Book Chapters is owned by ILLUMINATION and administered by ILLUMINATION-Curator and Editor of Technology Hits.

Thank you for joining our exciting journey.

How Can Published Authors Create Visibility?

Here are sample collections.

Curated Book Chapters of Illumination #01 by ILLUMINATION-Curator

Hand-Picked Book Chapters #01 by Technology Hits

Sample Book Chapters by Dr Mehmet Yildiz

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