New Curation Service by ILLUMINATION — Volume 43
Nominated and curated selections from passionate writers tailored for avid readers
Dear readers and writers, as part of our new curation service, today we compiled this collection to feature engaging and informative pieces nominated by volunteer editors and ILLUMINATION-Curators of ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications on Medium.com, which supports 25K+ writers. We explained the reasons for this post in the first version.
We are pleased that our lists are now in a single post that readers can easily share on social media.
Yesterday, we introduced many new writers. You can meet them from this bulletin. Thanks, dear Aiden (Illumination Gaming), for the great help.
Aiden (Illumination Gaming) had an interesting experience yesterday. His account was cloned. Here is his funny yet important story. Let’s all be careful about scams and spam accounts. They might ruin our reputation by sending deceiving messages to our readers.
But today, Aiden is happy! Let’s celebrate.
We added more writers today and announced them in our mini-onboarding pack. We also introduce them in this collection so that you get a chance to explore their profiles and stories.
We posted our monthly updates for November, including our achievements, stats, and plans. Non-members might read the substack version from this link. Here’s the Medium version: Monthly Updates from ILLUMINATION Editorial Team: November 2023.
ILLUMINATION-Curators posted a bulletin about an exceptional story today.
Dr Mehmet Yildiz introduced Pernoste & Dahl, a writing duo that has been contributing to our publications for a while.
Please meet our new editor InYah. You may explore her profile and beautiful stories.
Dr Mehmet Yildiz reviewed an interesting book of Dr Emmanuel Ogamdi. If you are a book author, you may contact Dr Yildiz, as he enjoys reviewing books from different genres.
Dr Mehmet Yildiz interviewed one of our top writers, Luay Rahil.
Many thanks, Aiden (Illumination Gaming), our editor and curator, as our editors are extremely busy with the workload of ILLUMINATION. Please enjoy and share Aiden’s collections.
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ILLUMINATION Gaming was chosen as a boost-nominating publication. Let’s congratulate Aiden, who supported us in creating these collections and associated daily lists. Writers interested in gaming and computer games might love this inspiring story.
We are pleased that our special publication, ILLUMINATION-Curated, got recognized as a boost nominating pub. Here is How ILLUMINATION Publications Support the BOOST Program. However, we have another piece of good news. In addition, ILLUMINATION-Curators compiled boosted stories in December, so you might find some fascinating stories from this collection.
Medium Friendship Subscription
We are also excited that our chief editor Dr Mehmet Yildiz upgraded our publication accounts ILLUMINATION and ILLUMINATION-Curators, as well as his tech account Dr Mehmet Yildiz (Tech), making them Friends of Medium. Reading from these accounts will allow writers to earn four times more. While curating stories, we read many stories from these accounts, so it will be great for writers. Details are in his story.
Why I Became a Friend of Medium Dr Mehmet Yildiz (Tech)
Out of 145 volunteer editors, a team of 58 volunteer curators developed this new service idea to address the visibility of stories. Each nominates a few stories from their reading list daily, and our lead ILLUMINATION-Curators compile them into collections like this one for our readers. But we can only add a limited number of stories to keep these posts in a reasonable size.
Our lead curators include them in lists, a great Medium feature. When you see your stories in lists, you may save them, share them on social media, link to them, comment on them, and like the list for increased visibility. The entire curation process takes up substantial time, so we will appreciate your support as your time allows.
Many editors, including our chief editor Dr Mehmet Yildiz, also created a list of the stories they read from our publication. We will compile lists in these collections. Here are sample curated pieces created by Dr. Yildiz recently from his tech account Dr Mehmet Yildiz (Tech)
Building a Synergistic Tech, Business, and Leadership Community — Part III
Extended Benefits to Write for Technology Hits Publication with New Leadership Commitment
Writers’ income dropped in September and October due to fraudulent activities on Medium, as discussed in a story by Mike Broadly, DHSc titled Here’s What Seems to Happen to Medium Last Week.
Curated Collections by Mike Broadly, DHSc
Mike joined the curation team and created several collections from his favorite stories that you may adore. He has a fantastic taste as an avid reader. Here is Mike’s latest collection.
In addition our editor Elin Melaas also created a short collection today.
ILLUMINATION editors introduced some great writers. You may check out their profiles and explore their fabulous stories.
Meet Seda Anbarcı, Meet Dr Emmanuel Ogamdi, Meet Jozsef Kovacs, Meet Davor Katusic. Meet Thomas Allen Moon, Meet Sneha Nagre, Meet Zondra Dos Anjos, Meet Ani Vals Meet Ammara Hassan. Meet Sridhar Pai Tonse — Leadgen Coach- Tech Startups Chosen Stories from Omni Essence,
Our editors enjoy stories and nominate them for these curated collections. You may check editor profiles in the attached collection.
Daily List for Sharing — Volume 43
You will find relevant and enjoyable pieces from this collection covering many topics. Today, our editor and media coordinator Aiden (Illumination Gaming) volunteered to create the list. So you can easily share this collection on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Reddit, or Quora.
Let’s all engage in this list and at least tweet it so that more readers can find these stories. It is the purpose of these curated lists.
We appreciate your wonderful support for these writers who pour their hearts and souls into these stories to delight you. Here are the nominated stories from avid readers today.
Chosen Stories from ILLUMINATION Writers Today
Please note that these stories are nominated by volunteering editors (also writers and readers) on this platform, so the stories in this collection reflect their collective taste. As a publication, ILLUMINATION keeps a neutral position for all published stories, and it is impossible to feature over one million published stories. But we will do our best to amplify as many great stories as possible almost daily from now on based on the availability of our volunteers.
How to Deal with AGEs in the Aging Context Dr Mehmet Yildiz
People Who Say They “Have a Screw Loose” Are Extraordinary Tim Denning
5 Life Lessons the Last 5 Years Have Taught Me. Gertrude Nonterah, PhD
A Personal Exploration of 7 Hours of Sleep Ali Alzahrani, Editor
Creating Change Dr. Gabriella Korosi
Career Roadmap for Gen Z to Land Their Dream Jobs (Part 1) David B. Grinberg 🇺🇸
Do You Feel Sleepy While Meditating tarun bhatt
My Daughter’s Transgender Identity Didn’t Make Sense Tony Leo
Gum Trees: Bane and Glory. Dr John Frederick Rose
I Spoke Less — [I Heard Much More ] — IV Joanie Adams — Sightseer; Conjurer Of Words
I Spoke Less — [I Heard Much More ] — IV
Journeyman’s Poems — Amended Poet’s Play On Form
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My First Friendsgiving Potluck ❤ Seda Anbarcı
The Winners of The Game Awards 2023 Have Been Announced Aiden (Illumination Gaming)
Sailing my heart Pernoste & Dahl
✅Life Stories: Homeless, Hopeless, and Heavenless in the City of the Angeles ✅ Doc Samurai Sam
Freedom Museum Harry Hogg
We Don’t Have To Step On Each Other’s Toes Britt H.
I Uploaded My First TikTok Series Jenn Leach
Love’s Whispers: A Journey into Shadows Adelaide
A Public Marriage Proposal Ruined My Best Friend Akaahan Terungwa
Time and Attention — The Real Power of The World Alex Robinson
Christmas Magic: Take Time for Deep Rest and Recovery Alma Thurber
History of Christmas Music Bill Petro
Communism of Wives: Plato’s Unconventional Vision that Led Him to Criticism Ammara Hassan
Time is Running Out! Awareness Can Save Us. Andrea Feccomandi
Bad Apples Arpan Chowdhry
3 Predictors of Business Success B. Wright
The 6-Phase Success Formula Cait Mack
Grace and the Unseen: A Story of Beauty and the Beast Cathy Strine
How To Stop Fearing Rejection and Approach the Person You Love Christina Sponias
A Writer Who Is Afraid to Write Cody Raschella
Did We Get The Nature of Cancel Culture Wrong? Darshi A.
Unplayed Melodies Dee
My Children Were Denied US Citizenship Tser Dennis
Try These 5 Simple and Energizing Ways to Help Keep Your Brain Sharp and Alert Diana Leotta
I Bought a National Enquirer Elizabeth Sobieski
The #1 Rule to Follow in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey! Rodney McGill
Unconventional Love Emily Chan — Life and love sharing
When TV Shows Turn Into Addiction Emma Deptolla
Museum Cafe’ Felix John Attard
Candace Owens Is A Republican Political Commentator Floyd Mori
Don’t Hesitate, Speak Up. Gabriel Sena
Why Gratitude is the Mother of Happiness Genius Turner
Discover Proven Strategies to Master Public Speaking and Enthral Your Audience George M Pantazis
My Twenty-First Poem: A Timeless Song Hasnain A
5 Ways You Can Support Your Friend’s Business for Free Heidy De La Cruz
NextJS: Leveraging advanced features with TypeScript Ievgenii Spitsyn
Stop Overcomplicating Inner Peace. Do These 3 Simple Things To Feel Grounded. Janine
How To Make The Best Self Improvements Starts Inside You Jason Morton
“How I crashed a seven figure business” Jibril Yusuf
The Secret Life I Didn’t Want Anyone To Know About. Jo Ann Harris, Writer of Daily Musings
Answer This One Question To Finally Reach Your Potential Jon Svec
Embrace Yourself: A Journey to Self-Love and Acceptance Jose Argueta
Money Tips to Consider for the Upcoming Year 2024 Jose Argueta
Change Management Horror Stories: No, You Don’t Need A Communication K. Joseph
Beyond the 9–5: Surprising Benefits of Maximizing Your Time Beyond Work Kingsley Asuamah
Righteous View Lila’s Gardener — Stephen’s Skandhas (师雨谦）
How to Make People Respect You in Seconds Luay Rahil
The Costly Assumptions Regarding Communication in Project Management Lysandros Lysandrou
Teaching English: My TOP lesson plans for FREE (part 3) Magdalena Szpunar
4-Step Practical Plan To Unleash Success In The Next 12 Months (Do This If You’re Tired Of Your… Marichelle E. Urquico
Personal Development Happens To You Whether You Like It Or Not. Mark J Kingsfield
Kindness Unveiled Mark Sanford, Ph.D.
Investigating A Conspiracy Document Michael Holford
Unleashing Your Creative Potential Mikael Tashi
Mint Financial is Shutting Down — Top 2 Picks for Alternative Budgeting Apps Modern Money
They Don’t Know You Molly Toner | Healing From Healing Culture
“From Manager to Leader.” Mujtaba Mehboob
5 Reasons Why Car Manufacturers Love Electric Cars More Than Petrol And How You’ll Be Able To Buy… Nikita Ponomarenko
Is It Still Worth Attending COP Summits? Nomad Mills
’Til Kingdom Come PAX
I’m Starting the 100-Day Writing Challenge Rajan Bhateja
Absolutely (Horror Story of a Girl) Reality Trekk — Journey of a Trauma Survivor🏳️🌈
We’re All Selling All the Time Sawyer Kuhl, the Quiet Dad
3 Life-Changing Pieces of Advice That Most People Ignore Sean Barker, CPT, PN2
Women in Music Killed it in the 90s and Today’s Youth Will Never Know What it Was Like. Shame on Us
365-ThankFul Shanté Nixon
A Lesson Of Love Taught To Me By Death Stacey Lynn Klug
Kacy Hill Comes Into Her Sound On This Dazzling Pop Album Stanley C.
Russia Feels Threatened By Artificial Intelligence Susie Kearley
Bad Mental Health Day? Feel Better Immediately by Doing These 7 Things Tamara Sonak
Mental Strength Tarek Rakhiess
Introducing Metra — Not Just a Railroad — Actually Epic Results Terry Day
Why You Must Overwrite Your Bad Memories Tyler Bridges
How To Remain Motivated In The Face of Adversity Tyler Lubben
The War of Words and The Silent Majority Veritas Civis
Why Are Some People More Resilient Than Others? Wesley van Peer
It Wasn’t Me, Continuing with Chapter 7, Part 3 writingelk
Meeting You For The First Time Felt Like This Yana Bostongirl
Marxism: The Thieves’ Manifesto Yong Kim
I Enjoy My Life Living In Imagination Zunaira Fatima
Update on New Writer Registrations
Let’s welcome these new writers joining us today.
John Britton, Josie Defaye, Bria Esnard, Tanya Maguwu, Phoenix, Michael Hayden, David Graham, Julie Marr, Sulette Ferreira, Tabindah Waheed, Danny Darden, Kantsyber Oksana, Ayantika Mukherjee, The Wife, Kate Orione, Aswath Subramanian, Semrakurtt, Michael M. Brownstein, Lucian Ioan Chirilă, Bunny thakur, Ethan Benson, Zara Miller, Vivian Robert, Gazal Gupta, Emilija Angelovska, Philip M — I, Midnight Young, Sourin Rao, Celeste Salire, Danny Darden, Mimosa Days, Daniel Ng, Egor Korneev, Dmytro Sazonov,
All writers, please remember to submit only one story daily, preferably as a draft. We don’t accept multiple stories as our focus. is on quality to increase your chance of being boosted by Medium. Our capacity is full.
Change of Perceptions for Expectations
Unlike perceptions, ILLUMINATION editors don’t publish every story. Your stories must be well-crafted and valuable for our readers. Our focus is curatable and boostable stories.
Recently Updated Submission Guidelines
ILLUMINATION Videos and Podcasts: Submission Guidelines 2023
Publishing and Conduct Guidelines for the Lampshade of ILLUMINATION
How to Increase Earnings from Content Creation
Apart from the boosting opportunity on Medium, which can increase your income, our chief editor Dr Mehmet Yildiz, recently answered this frequently asked question by many writers on how to increase income from writing engagement.
Many writers desire to make a living from their craft. Using Medium as a single source is not a viable option. There are other opportunities that you need to consider. We believe this story will give you valuable perspectives.
Collaboration and Promotion
You will receive an invitation to our Slack workspace to collaborate with other writers, share your story links, and contact editors and our chief editor Dr Mehmet Yildiz. It is a free and moderated service. You may meet some of our editors from the attached collection.
Introduce Yourself in a Story
Please consider introducing yourself in a story and post it to ILLUMINATION or our other publications. This might bring you new followers and expose your profile to new readers.
Our editor Aiden (Illumination Gaming) compiles and distributes these bios to our subscribers. You may get bio ideas from the attached collection.
You may also self-curate your stories to gain visibility. Aiden provided a sample example, as attached. You may follow a similar format by categorizing your stories based on topics.
You may also enjoy a recent story from one of our new writers and editors, Mike Broadly — Healthier Lifestyle, who made significant progress in the last two months. You may contact Mike on our Slack workspace, who volunteers to support our new writers.
You might also check recent editorial introductions from our team.
You can learn about our other editors’ backgrounds from this collection curated by ILLUMINATION-Curators.
Recent Announcements for Connection
You may check the following two announcements to meet other recently joined writers, including links to their profiles. This is a good opportunity for new writers to build their audience, as writers are great readers. We enjoy enabling collaboration on Medium by encouraging meaningful engagements.
Welcome to our writing and reading community, and we look forward to the meaningful and high-quality stories.
When you have questions, please feel free to contact our owner and chief editor Dr Mehmet Yildiz, on our Slack workspace. He is also happy to speed up publishing your stories if they are delayed 48 hours or more.
Critical Policy Documents for Our Writers
Every writer contributing to our publications must review these guiding policies before submitting their stories. We are tolerant, but these are non-negotiable rules.
Writing Challenges and Prompts for New Writers
Helpful Resources for Beginners
Starter Kit for Writers of ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications
Improving the Quality of Writing Using an Editorial Checklist
Five Tips to Become a Prolific Writer Despite Full-Time Work
You may find more helpful stories from the content management collection of Dr Mehmet Yildiz typically written to help new writers joining Medium.
Sample Curated Collections for New Readers
We curate and feature stories from multiple editorial accounts.
Here are our latest curated collections by ILLUMINATION, ILLUMINATION Amplifiers, and ILLUMINATION-Curators for your enjoyment.
Invitation to New Writers to our Publications on Medium
To join our vibrant publications, please send a request via this link.
We will help you gain visibility and succeed as a writer on Medium. Please mention the publication name with your Medium account ID in the request.
ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications include:
ILLUMINATION ILLUMINATION-Curated ILLUMINATION’ S MIRROR ILLUMINATION Book Chapters The Lampshade of ILLUMINATION Technology Hits SYNERGY Readers Hope Illumination on YouTube Illumination Gaming ILLUMINATION’s Blog EUPHORIA by Dr Mehmet Yildiz