New Curation Service by ILLUMINATION — Volume 6
Nominated and curated selections from passionate writers tailored for avid readers
Dear Readers and Writers,
ILLUMINATION-Curators compiled this post as a new curation service to create visibility for great pieces nominated by 57 volunteer editors/curators of ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications on Medium. We explained the reasons for this post in previous versions, which you can find in these links Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, and Volume 5.
We’re pleased that our special publication, ILLUMINATION-Curated, got recognized as a boost nominating pub. Here is How ILLUMINATION Publications Support the BOOST Program.
Please note that these stories are nominated by volunteering editors (who are 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.
Collaboration among writers and readers is crucial on Medium, making it a great place for both. All our editors and administrators are volunteers, dedicating their time to give a voice to every writer. They review and publish stories daily without any payment. Let’s recognize their contributions and use this service graciously.
Leaving comments, giving a few claps, sharing on social media, and following profiles will delight these writers and encourage them to continue writing great pieces like those in this collection.
To address the visibility of stories, out of 145 volunteer editors, our team of 57 volunteer curators developed this new service idea. 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.
Additionally, our lead curator includes them in lists a great Medium feature. When you see your stories in lists, you may save, share on social media, link to your stories, and comment 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 create 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 drop in September and October due to fraudulent activities on Medium, as discussed in a story by Mike Broadly titled Here’s What Seems to Happen to Medium Last Week.
With this opportunity, we also introduce new writers joining us today. Let’s give them a warm welcome and explore their profiles. We add their profiles at the end of the collection.
Selected Stories from ILLUMINATION Writers Today
We believe you will find relevant and enjoyable pieces from this collection covering many topics. We added them to a list so that you can easily share this collection on your socials. Thank you for your support for these writers who pour their hearts and souls into these stories to delight you.
Weeding His Mental Garden Helped Luke Find His Better Version Dr Mehmet Yildiz
63 Realistic Writing Hacks to Build a Writing Career in 12 Months or Less (That Pays Your Bills) Tim Denning
Confluence of Creatives Marie Grace, Ph.D.
Journal Prompts to Help You Design the Life YOU Want Gabriel Bar-Sawme, PhD
A Glimpse into the Wonderful World of Gaming Aiden (Illumination Gaming)
Why and How to Boost Nitric Oxide: An Approach to Better Heart and Brain Health Mike Broadly
October Overview of Illumination’s Nutrition Surekha Chandrasekhar
Why Lie to Ourselves? Bill Abbate
A Refinement In Prose; A Confrontation Of The Inking Pain — Morning Papers XXVI Joanie Adams
Red Sky at Night, Shepherds Delight. Dr John Frederick Rose
Editor’s Corner: 4 Suggestions To Writers For Successful Article Publication Dr. Preeti Singh
History of Talk Like a Pirate Day Bill Petro
The Overpopulation Theory Appears to Warrant Further Examination Ali Alzahrani, Editor
Hidden Costs of Self-Publishing Alison McBain
Why Do They Keep Rejecting My Story? Philip Writes
Israel-Hamas War (Part 5): Why Biden Should Consider Stronger Retaliation Against Iran David B. Grinberg 🇺🇸
How To Fall in Love With Coding Abdelfattah Sekak
What Is Ketonuria? Adam Nadler
Transforming My Life with Minimalism: Your Roadmap to Change Akanksha Rawat
Everyone was a Beginner once. If they can I can too Ayushi Singh
My 3-Year Freelance Writing Journey And 30-Day Freelancing Challenge (Last Trial) Barsha Kar
The Easiest Way to Make Your Content Stand Out as a Writer Boateng Sekyere
The Art of Listening Bowen Smyth
The Day I Almost Died Brendan Charles
How I Conquered Caring Too Much About Others’ Opinions Bright N
Whisper of a Hidden Forest: A Journey Bruno T.
The Orchard Cathy Strine
To LLC or Not to LLC? That’s the Darn Question Charlene Ann Mildred
What The Spiritual Marketplace Gets Wrong About Thoughts Cherechi Osisioma
What If Men Could Get Pregnant? Chloe
The Girl Who Knew Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Heart Chris Yanda
What Are Capers? (Ultimate Guide for Chefs and Foodies) Christopher Kokoski
All of the Successful People I Know Have One Thing in Common Christopher Pierznik
9 Uncompromising Artists Who Taught Me How to Unlock My Creative Potential Chronic Wellness
Awakening to Oneness: My Realization of First Principle Thinking Chuck Johnson
That Time My Kid Googled Me and I Was No Longer “Dad” Clayton Moulynox
How To Start A Blog That Makes Money Deni Sahaya
Attention Parents: Most of us Violate Buddhism’s Central Tenet…Constantly David Gerken
Never Have Open Home Viewing When Selling Your Home. Dean Gee
What Keeps New Writers Awake at Night? Don Martin, real-life writer
How the Brain Associates and Disassociates in Simple Terms Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Singing with the dead Dragos
I Moved On From The Dream I Had For 10 Years Drthefit | Ankita
TMNT: Mutant Mayhem: A Weirdly Shining Beacon in the Battle Against Prejudice Emily Kirkman
Netflix Is Making a Terminator Anime Series Aiden (Illumination Gaming)
I am busy studying this week Eric Tan
The Basics of Email Campaigns Fresh Princess of Email
How To Finish Writing Projects: Give Yourself Deadlines Friend of August
Explore the Majestic Beauty of the Western Cliffs of Portugal: Boca do Inferno and Cabo da Roca Gabriela Trofin-Tatár
Chasing Deep Purpose: A Digital Nomad’s Writing Adventures in Bali Gasper Crepinsek
The Invisible Leader: When Leadership Is Absent Gaurav Jain
Exploring the Evolution of Morality in the Age of Capitalism Gemenetzis Vagelis
Exploring the Evolution of Morality in the Age of Capitalism
Looking for New Perspectives
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The Art of Asking & Receiving Gentle Pencil
Education Vs Entertainment: Which Goes Viral On YouTube? Hammad Hassan
Twilight Tales — Poetry of Dusk and Dawn Harvey Ross
10 Essential Questions for Self-Improvement Hasnain A
Are You Afraid???????????????????? Homto Dokpesi
How Is The Law Of Attraction Relevant To You James Boylan
3 Ways Insufficient Sleep Destroys Your Physical Health (Even Worse Than a Poor Diet) James McDonald
Have You Seen ‘Love and Death’? JamieWrites
The Fourth Life Lost Too Soon Janet Meisel
Why Do We Keep Pounding the Keys … Jay Squires
A Huge Opportunity For Pharmaceutical Sales Jeanna Isham
The Art of Content Repurposing: A Creator’s Goldmine Jeff the Content Profit Coach
London. What Will You Find When You Dig? Jo Ann Harris, Writer of Daily Musings
Is There Enough Time to Succeed John Cunningham
What’s It All About Anyway John Whye
The 1 Book Every Writer Should Read. Joy Ekere M.D.
There once was a mouse… Julie Handy
Thinking Patterns That Hold You Back in Life Kagan Kemerlioglu
From Rebel to Redeemed: My Miraculous Journey Back to God’s Love Kelly Crawford
Being Organized is the Secret Key to Success Kiana Curtis
When You’re Homeless, you have Three Choices to Make that will Affect your Future Lawson Wallace
Cognitive Distortions Might Lead to Emotional Dysregulations Dr Mehmet Yildiz
This is the Most Expensive Thing… Lashon Byrd
If a man must do it all in marriage, what does the woman do? Laurianne
Becoming a Published Poet: My Journey With 15 Outstanding Writers From Around the World Leah Lynch
15 Reasons Why 99% Of New Writers Will Never Make It (Ouch!) Lipika Sahu
Serpents And Sins: Punishment, Piety, And Vigilance In Dante’s “Inferno” Luke Chand
How to Improve Your Written and Spoken English at Home luvgrace
The Hilarious Journey of Self-Improvement | Medium Maddmaster
A Tale of Two Economic Collapses Marc Rundquist
Why Steve Jobs’s Speech Is The Most Inspiring Speech Of All Time Marcus Tan
How to Tell Your “Not Good Enough” Stories So They Become Nail-Biters. Maya Sayvanova
The Perfect Trap Melody Thomas
Relearning What I Already Knew Before Michael Thacker
4 Practical Steps to Design Your Day Michele Thill
Why All Failures Are Not Equal Mukundarajan V N
Speech is Silver Neera Handa Dr
5 Truths About Failure That Few Will Tell You Nikola Maharajh
The Law of Attraction: A Fool’s Gold or a Real Law? Nikola Ojdanić, Ph.M.
When will you ordain? Nina A Fool
We Sail toward the Setting Sun Øivind H. Solheim
Perks of ‘Acting’ as the ‘Greatest Fool’ in the Room Pallavi Kohli
A Woman’s Smile is Priceless Raghavendra S Rao
Transform Your Life Through the Magic of Profound Gratitude Rick Allen
The Best Revenge Is — To Improve Yourself: S.a.n.a.h
Syncopating Cultures With Music Sav Map
The Path to Your Dreams Shamaima Irfan
It’s Virgo Season!! It’s My Birthday! Shanté Nixon
How Growth Mindset Can Help You to Get Over Your Fear of Failure Sobaan Saeed
Unlocking the Treasure of Self Suresh Sangwan Saru
3 Practices That Have Improved My Everyday Wellbeing Tammy Tang
Challenge Overcome — Powerful Pioneering Focus Made Mining Profitable Terry Day
Nonfat and Lowfat Made Me Dislike Milk for a Long Time The Sturg
Downsizing Your Book Collection: Embracing E-Readers and Audiobooks The Wayward Wordsmith
Never Begin by Announcing ‘I am Going to Prove so-and-so to You.’ That’s bad! Think And Grow Rich
Imaginative Encounters: Earth vs. Quirkalon ThoughtsNarrator🎉
Suicide — The Rights and Wrongs of Suicide tim8888
What Are Your Neglecticles? Tree Langdon
If You Feel Like Quitting — Read This First Umar Stelvio
A Tales of the Rabbit and the Tortoise. (Part 01 to 04) Usman Khalid Qureshi
You Want To Be Happy And Resilient? Here’s How And It’s Actually Very Simple Veronika Kaufmann
3 Surprising Reasons Why You Should Ditch Normal Shoes and Start Wearing Barefoot Shoes (Backed by… Victor Correra
5 Questions to Ask When Designing a Leadership Program Wendy Scott
Bug Trafficking | A Poem of the Times writingelk
How to Scale Your Writing Quickly to Catch More Eyeballs Zed Bee
Now, Time to Meet New Writers Joining Us Recently
Let’s welcome writers who joined our publications today. This is an excellent opportunity to explore the stories of these writers and follow them if their content resonates with you.
Saba Saqlain, Oli Murdoch, Joseph Anwana, Anil Karamchandani, A.T. Thomas, Chappy, Charmaine Lang, Ph.D., Nate McCallister, Nate McCallister, Gabriella Kemeny, Marcus Rodrigues, Enigma, Anto Semeraro, The Fitpreneur Network, Risa Hamada, István Göblyös, Cathryn Moore, Ngozi Anna Akunne, Kate C Lynx, Ethan Ginsberg, Leslie Arambula, Jack Riley Whitlock, Shereena Mayan, Tijl Dullers, Jane Elliott PhD, CRYPTO MANIA, Charmaine Lang, Ph.D, Get Lost Blue, Gurjinder Ka, The Famous Failure, Mats, Åsmund Kværnstrøm, The LARO ✨✨, Jovan Nikolic, Gabriella Kemeny, Quy Langridge-Tien,
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.
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.
Writer Introduction
We recently introduced a few more writers like Thomas Allen Moon , Omni Essence, Sneha Nagre, Sridhar Pai Tonse — Leadgen Coach- Tech Startups, Zondra Dos Anjos, and Ani Vals
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
