CURATED COLLECTION
ILLUMINATION Reading Club #7
Chosen stories from writers of Illumination Integrated Publications on Medium for avid readers
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Dear Readers and Writers,
Today, we present our 7th volume of the reading club collection, including valuable, engaging, and memorable stories from Illumination publications, supporting all levels of writers to give a quick taste to our new readers.
ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications are diverse and inclusive. We have several publications allowing different levels of writers. Now 21,000+ writers contribute to our publications. Every writer at any level is important to us.
Today Dr Yildiz interviewed one of our top writers, Melissa Kalt, MD.
You may find more interviews in the attached collection.
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In addition to featuring, we are pleased that many stories get boosted by Medium in our publications. Our aim is to create visibility for engaging and inspiring stories, increase reading times for these writers, and help them build their audience.
Dr. Yildiz guided writers about improving the chance of boosting.
He also answered a frequently asked question about earning passive income from writing.
Our approach to featuring sets us apart. We intentionally deviate from the usual selection of polished and highly appealing topics only penned by accomplished authors. We cater to the majority, including stories of writers at all levels.
Therefore, our curated content includes both refined and raw material, ensuring there’s something for every discerning reader’s taste and inclination.
While we value the contributions of all our writers, it is regrettably impossible to feature every one of them within a single collection. The constraints of our platform limit us to including approximately 100 stories at a time. In the last three years, we published around a million stories.
However, we are committed to providing opportunities for many writers. Our dedication will continue as we strive to expand our coverage and showcase the diverse voices and talents that make our reading and writing community vibrant.
We believe in providing a platform that resonates with a diverse audience, inspiring all who engage with our carefully curated collection.
We also share them on various social media platforms. One of the quick wins for our writers is to share their stories in the Quora Space of Illumination-Curated. All writers are welcome to contribute.
In 2022 we created the Illumination Reading Club initiative. We previously posted four versions of this collection. If you missed them, you might check these links.
We compiled great book chapters written by our published authors.
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We introduce new writers joining our publications at the end of this post. Please check their profiles and explore their stories. You might be surprised to find some talents. We also blog about our curated lists.
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Our volunteer editors compile collections regularly and create visibility for the stories of our contributors.
ILLUMINATION Amplifiers posted a new collection.
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Our new editor Mike Broadly — Healthier Lifestyle posted an inspiring article for new writers who plan to join Medium Partner Program. He is also a new writer and made good progress in a month.
You may find some great posts from Illumination Videos/Podcasts publications
And some great stories from Illumination Gaming Publication
Other editors also compiled various collections from different publications.
Outstanding Stories — Volume 89 from Illumination-Curated
Curated Video Stories on Medium from Illumination Videos and Podcasts
Inspiring Stories Published on Illumination Gaming Publication Recently
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Please explore and enjoy these chosen stories from our vast collection.
Chosen Stories for ILLUMINATION Reading Club
How to Prime the Brain to Generate More Eureka Moments for Creativity Dr Mehmet Yildiz
I Spent Three Months Collecting the Best Underrated Writing Tips on the Internet Tim Denning
Eckhart Tolle’s Teaching That Annoys The Heck Out of Me — Unfortunately, He’s Right David Gerken
5 Questions You Can Use to Help Figure Out What You Really Want From Life Ayodeji Awosika
Why the Opposite of America Looks Like Happiness Anastasia Frugaard
Do Narcissists Understand Why You Choose to Be No Contact? Melissa Kalt, MD
The Bitter Reality Of The Competitive Medical Practice Landscape Dr. ADAM TABRIZ
Intention Matters Cedric Johnson, PhD
Elizabethan England Esteemed Elites Ellen Clardy, PhD
8 Tiny Habits for a Productive and Peaceful Day Kristina Kasparian, PhD
How The Sea Is Powerful AndTakes Away What It Wants Dr. Preeti Singh
From Self-Doubt to Self-Confidence: Escaping the Trap of Inferiority Mark Sanford, Ph.D.
Why You Shouldn’t Rely Solely on Chat GPT for Your Scientific Papers Dr Prashanth Panta
The Oldest Man in the World Arlo Hennings, Ph.D.
Nebula Homelessness Carolyn F. Chryst, Ph.D.
Our Children Grow Up Too Fast Dr. Deborah M. Vereen
Vanilla Vine Pollination Time. Dr John Frederick Rose
There Is a Borderlands Movie in the Works Aiden (Illumination Gaming)
The First Amazing Warning I Had in a Dream Christina Sponias
6 Things Help Me Keep My Sanity and Zest After My 70s Mike Broadly - Healthier Lifestyle
How Does A Black Person Know If A White Person Is Racist? Rebecca Stevens A.
Why American TV Shows Suck and How We’re to Blame Joe Luca
The Former U.S. President Abraham Lincoln Invented the Best Strategy for Commenting on Social Media Christian Soschner
A Worldly Leisure To Seduce Pain — Goodness And Wellness — Serial No 2 Joanie Adams
How to Compliment People Without Insulting Them Amy Sea
The power of your words Dwayne Adderley, MBA,LPQ Dwayneadderley.com
Another Forgotten Baby Syndrome Annelise Lords
3 Steps to Take to Stop Comparing Yourself to Other People Angela Choi
The Huge Gifts I Got Working in a High-Performance Work Environment — Frameworks Anthony Cheung
Illumination Publications ROCK! — No matter what the haters say. Audrey Malone
Small Changes Big Results Bob Jasper
Will the Feather Help Me To Fly? Brooklyn Muse
A Hard Truth — We Are Not Owed An Audience for our Writing Carmellita
If You Often Feel Triggered, Your Inner Child Might Be Talking To You Catharina K.
How Can You Prove That God Even Exists? Chad Gates
We All Have a Second Home Colleen Sheehy Orme
Exposing the Bad Arguments Against Geo-Solar Engineering Chris Meyers
“The Pixel Theory” Might Help You Achieve Incredible Success with a Realistic Mindset Denisa Feathers
Working With Humans Can’t Always Be Harmonious K. Joseph
My Australian Wife Refused to Revisit Amsterdam After Two Dramatic Incidents Dr Mehmet Yildiz
The Curation Theory is Getting Clearer Don Martin
Key Takeaways From “The Truth About Writing On Medium,” A Webinar With Tim Denning And Todd Brison E.S. Yates
How To Celebrate 100 Followers Eric Kulbiej
Writing Is Next To Impossible In Africa — It’s Far Worse Than You Imagined Fatunla Samuel
The AMA Was Against Foreign Doctors Practicing Medicine in the US During World War ll Elizabeth Kaldeck Smith
Don’t Get Too Excited If You See Medium Stats Improve Floyd Mori
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The First Man’s Helper … The Untold Story Fred: Almost Famous
Are Conspiracy Theories Real? Gökhan Yalcuk
7 Masculine Traits Women Find Irresistible Growth Lodge
Are You Scared of Success? You Might Have Grown Up Poor Like Me Ira Robinson
Christianity, Publishing, Copyright Law, Donald J. Trump, Writing on Medium, and more Jacquelyn Lynn
The Top 7 Call to Action Secrets Jeff the Content Profit Coach
How to Boost Your Brain Health Jennifer Pitts
5 More Things You Didn’t Know About Me Jimmy Misner Jr.
The Four Dumbest Mistakes People Make With Their Money Josef Cruz
How You Can Establish a Healthy Relationship with Spending And Move From Shame To Wealth Jennifer Thompson
Why Do Y’all Hate Black Men? Justin Stinnett
My KDP Journey Update, March 2022 Laura Knapke
The Solution to Any Problem: Kittens Markus Scorelius
7 Simple, Effective Ways to Attract Wealth and Success Using the Power of Your Mind Mary Beth Hazeldine
Audrey Eliminated Back Pain and Transformed Her Appearance Dedicating to Six Minute Planks Daily… Dr Mehmet Yildiz
From a Saab to a Subaru: Growing Up One Car at a Time Melissa Marietta
A Quick and Easy Template for Professional Blogs Christina M. Ward
When Birds of a Feather Don’t Flock Together Michael Holford
Women Of Tinder, Please Don’t Use A 10-Year Old Photo Mike Lewis
Being Embarrassed All The Time Mira Lucas
The Blog Comment That Forced Gawker Media into Bankruptcy Nap and PhiPhi
Intentional Evolution Author, D. Denise Dianaty
For Something Entirely Different: The Pet Shop Boys Patrick OConnell
5 Perfect Things To Do During Coronavirus Anthony Wong
Full Bloom Brooke Ramey Nelson
26 Paying Writing Markets For Nonfiction, Fiction, and Poetry Pamela Kazmierczak
What Should We Do with Old, Dead Articles On Medium? Paul Walker
Being Modern :When Everything is Monetised, Life Just Gets Murdered Aza Y. Alam
One Key Amino Acid Might be Reducing your Life Span! Ange Dim
Writer’s Block and How to Beat It Carel Kolchinski
5 Things That Surprised Me About Switzerland Bryan Dijkhuizen
Taboo: A Deliciously Dark & Wicked Period Drama Caryn Leach-Smith
Is Self Hatred Destroying Your Life? Here’s How to Fix That. Charisse Tyson
Trump: A Summary of Scandals Peter Ling
The Most Valuable Piece of Advice I Have Ever Received Sara Moton
CDPC Clears Up Confusion Over Fourth POETRY-22 Vaccine Shot Craig Hellier
3 Tips from a Busy Debut Author for Finding Time to Write David R Gwyn
Trying to “Act Confident” May Backfire on You Rick Lewis
Why I read The Tibetan Book Of Dead — 3 Times Aakash Dahal
When “One Day” Finally Becomes “Day One” Delilah Elenoh
5.5 Side hustles for up to $500/day Shu Hasegawa
Is your Tech Company Failing to Protect its Critical Intellectual Property Assets? Steve Sponseller
Hand-Picked Articles #69 Technology Hits
Fortuitous Reunion Elizabeth Emerald
Why You Should Slow Down to Speed Up Elaine Hilides
Elon Musk May Burn Twitter Down: Tarot Reading Emmarie Hodge
You Are AI Filip Cabra Makowski
Check Out These Leaks Regarding the iPhone 15 Aiden (Illumination Gaming)
Did UFO spot in a Twitch stream? NASA investigates Francesco Carrubba
Embers Aasha Anna
Some Questions For The Writing Gods Frank T Bird
Are You On The Right Side of Plagiarism? Geri Spieler
Are You a Patriot? From the Mountain ~ Stories & Photos of JD Adams
To Achieve Great Results, You Need a Winning Attitude! Jeannette Seibly
How Many Years Are Enough? Jerry Pompilio
Listening to Our Heart Illuminated Joseph Lieungh
I am a Human Being Libby Mitchell
This Is How Much Medium Paid Me for 1K, 3K, 15K Stories Letters from E.K.
The Russians Are as Bad as We Remember Libby Winkler
How Two Introverts Reacted to a Challenge Lucia Landini
Moderna’s Lot Recall Is a Blot Despite Recent Good News Mark Hake
Warning: Medium’s Recent Changes May Induce Headaches and Thwart Extraterrestrial Communication Josie P. Julius
The Archangels Explain Curses and Spells Jodie Helm
The Science Of Money School Refuses To Teach Mentoni
30 Things That Make Me Spit Nails Misty Rae
Does Telepathy Work? Nedelcu Alina
Visuals Aren’t Enough — You Need to Engage Instagram Followers with Copy Nick Nolan
What It Means To Be A Husband Nick Stockton
The Bible Tells Us Where Our Descendants Came From, We Need to Believe What We Read Lawson Wallace
Pangrammatic Obsidian Eagle
Broken Thoughts NIDAA
What is in a name? Julian Harcourt
Deadhorse, Alaska: A Whole Different World Karen Remick
Nine Stories Inspired by Friedrich Nietzsche’s Aphorisms Øivind H. Solheim
Russian Artwork Seized in Finland Paul Coogan
How Regular People Become Villians Rachel M.J
7 Blog topics that can make you Rich Real Cash Tech
How Does Mr. Rich Get Richer? Real Money Guru
Hatred Ulf Wolf
The Comfort Zone Is a Lie Ripped Jeans Journey
The Embarrassing Way I Learned the Difference Between Confidence and Control Rick Lewis
Interspecies Mingling — a Poem Roxanne Barbour
Quit Smoking Easily In A Month — How I Changed My Life For Good! Vishal Mehta
After Fixing Sleep Issues, Frederick Lost 44 Pounds in a Year Dr Mehmet Yildiz
The Biggest Victim of Cancel Culture Sharon Johnson
Getting Real With Our Women Friends Theresa C. Dintino
Funky Beach Town vs. Intentional Paradise Trisha Ready
The One Thing We All Have In Common Gerthy Bingoly
Hot Duo Smart Cat Zulie Rane, Top Dog Tim Denning [And The Bird] You, Me and Happiness
8 Harsh Truths To Accept If You Want To Improve Your Life WrittenMastery
Me In 26 Words Ali
The Dark Side of Polygamy: 12 Things You Need to Know Alain Saamego
This Velvety Superfood Beverage May Just Replace Your Morning Coffee Intuitive Living
A Leadership Short — Ernest Shackleton Greg Sweeney
11 Tips to Improve Self-Confidence Zain
Bitcoin’s Satoshi Problem Jake Carlson
Why Do You Fight About Money? And How Can You Stop It? Jennifer Thompson
How Seniors Can Maintain and Improve Metabolic Health Dr Mehmet Yildiz
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The Joy of Selling 1,000+ Books In A Month With Minimal Investment
Science-Based Therapeutic Value of Expressive Writing for Mental Health
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