Good News

Number of Curated Stories Dramatically Increased

And I am very happy about it

As an owner and editor of my five major publications, ILLUMINATION, ILLUMINATION-Curated, ILLUMINATION’S MIRROR, Technology Hits, and SYNERGY, I noticed a massive increase in the number of curated stories distributed by Medium recently.

Frankly, this was a surprise to me because the numbers of curated stories were minimal after the changes around November last year.

Many writers were disappointed during that period. Some even questioned their investment in Medium.

However, since last week, there is a noticeable increase in stories selected for distribution from my publications. Every cloud comes with a silver lining.

The most significant change was noticed on SYNERGY specializing in writing, editing, and freelancing topics. This is a new publication. Many writers like Tooth Truth Roopa Vikesh tasted Medium curation and distribution first time on SYNERGY.

I don’t know what exactly caused this unexpected increase in the number of distributed stories, but I have some ideas and am very happy for the recognition of our contributing writers by curators and new readers.

We pay attention to distributed stories because they can bring more readers and trigger the content to go viral.

My publications have a strong focus on improving quality gradually by providing guidance to writers and encouraging them to follow Medium rules and curation guidelines.

We not only govern the publication but also provide education to our new writers to produce enjoyable content.

Here is a sample guide for beginners.

We developed publication conduct guidelines, easy to follow quality assurance checklist, policies for handling photos, and several curation tips. You can find our resources for writers on the ILLUMINATION Blog.

Each new writer joining our publications receives an onboarding pack providing them essential guidance and resources.

Our editors review the materials diligently and recommend improvements to writers. Most of the writers take the recommendations well.

This proofreading and editing is a free service to our contributing writers from our volunteering editors.

Medium curation is helpful for our writers, but we also boost their stories by featuring and further distributing by using our publications’ facilities.

Some editors feature outstanding stories and create further visibility to the profiles and content of these authors. Dew Langrial dedicated a considerable amount of time to feature remarkable stories from our collections. While featuring the stories, Dew is also providing useful tips and ideas. Here is the latest one from Dew.

Karen Madej has been producing weekly features. The Maverick Files has also started a new series. I will compile all these valuable featured stories and share them on the ILLUMINATION Blog.

In addition, our editors provide help, guidance, and mentoring service in our Slack workspace. Marcus freely edits the stories of many emerging writers. I am so grateful that Marcus coming from a law background, also helped me edit some of my high impact articles, particularly with legal implications and spiritual flavor.

Senior editors like Thewriteyard, Liam Ireland, Britni Pepper, Maria Rattray, Ntathu Allen, Dr. Preeti Singh, John Cunningham, Tree Langdon, Joe Luca, Arthur G. Hernandez, Chelsea Mandler MAT, Sumera Rizwan, Bill Abbate are continually correcting the errors, checking duplication at the background, and improving the quality of stories.

Caring and supportive editors like Terry L. Cooper, Agnes Laurens, Ikram Al Mouaswas, Neha Sandhir S, Kristina Segarra, janny’s heart, Audrey Malone, Linda Kowalchek, Kim Petersen, Josh Balerite Acol, Dr Michael Heng, Zen Chan, Lanu Pitan, Georgia Dimitrious, Sabana Grande, Jennifer Friebely, The Dozen, Geetika Sethi, Noorain Hassan, BMS keep guiding our writers on a daily basis, and they give useful perspectives.

Some consulting editors like Brian E. Wish, PhD, Selma, Desiree Driesenaar, Dr John Rose, Ahmed Jamal, Dr Ron Pol, Michael Patanella, Stuart Englander, Paul Myers MBA, René Junge [arlie] PEYTON, Aurora Eliam, CMP, Kevin Buddaeus, EP McKnight, MEd and several more provide us support upon request.

If you are a member of our Slack group, you can meet our editors and obtain guidance on various channels. They can help you find mentors in your interest areas. Our mentoring champion is Holly Kellums. Please contact her, and she will gladly help you.

We are now supporting 8,400 writers and around 100,000 readers in our publications.

If our success and collaboration resonate with you, you are welcome to join our writing and reading community on Medium. We will help you succeed.

To join our vibrant publications, please send a request via this link. Please point out the publication name with your Medium account ID in the request.

Thank you for reading my perspectives.