October Updates from ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications
Monthly newsletters for contributing writers and readers
Dear Writers and Readers,
Thank you for your excellent support in October. We had a productive month. Many more writers joined ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications. Now, more than 12,000 writers contribute to our publications. This means that our readers have more reading options.
Redesign of ILLUMINATION Front Page
We redesigned the ILLUMINATION front page based on feedback from our valued readers and writers. We removed all publication related articles and transferred them to the ILLUMINATION Blog pub, where writers can find guiding stories. This new design allows readers to find fresh content on the front page more accessible and faster.
New Featured Pages on ILLUMINATION
To supplement findability and visibility, we also created a few featured pages for our readers. We only created four featured pages, but we will be adding more soon, covering many topics.
Here are the links to our new featured pages.
Featured Pages for Business
Featured Pages for Love and Relationships
Featured Pages for Self-Improvement
Featured Pages for Sprirituality
We will re-design all other pages soon.
Publishing Support Request
Currently, some of our volunteer editors are unwell. This unfortunate situation affected our publishing performance adversely. However, available editors are working harder than before to meet our 24 hour delivery plan. We are grateful for their dedication and support to our writers and readers.
If you have time and are interested in supporting our publications as an editor, you may contact our chief editor, Dr Mehmet Yildiz, on our Slack workspace or via this online webform. Our Slack group is open to all our contributors. We have over 9,400 members.
Eligibility criteria to serve as an editor for our publications are summarized in this article.
Progress of Writers
We are pleased that several new writers gained over 100 followers and became eligible for Medium Partner Program (MPP). If you are a new writer and want to increase your followers and readers, you may check these guiding stories to help you.
Subscribers Can Produce 50 Times Better Results Than Followers for Freelance Writers
We are pleased that several writers completed writing challenges. 100 Day Writing Challenge is the most desired one among writers. Some attempted to 1000 short forms in 100 days too. We provided an update on this in a previous newsletter.
Updates on Achievements of New Writers for 100-Day Writing Challenge
Participating in these writing challenges for new MPP contributors can be valuable for their progress. Please remember to share your story links, your concerns, and your aspirations in this unique challenge. And many readers enjoyed the Challenge called “The Proust Questionnaire”. These challenges might bring my readers to your stories.
We look forward to reading your stories about these challenges.
Updates on Stats
Even though some writers mentioned a decline in stats on various Medium stories, we did not notice it in our publications. In contrast, last few months, reading times substantially increased in our publications. For example, reading times did not drop under 40,000 minutes of average reading time per day during October. Here is the graph taken from our dashboard today.
We are pleased that articles on ILLUMINATION received more than 4.1 million minutes of reading within the last 90 days. Reading time is the golden standard and means income for writers. They also show the dedication and support of our discerning readers.
We are proud of our contributors, offering a wide variety of interesting, engaging, and informative stories daily. ILLUMINATION is shining for readers better than before. Thank you for your contributions.
Stories for our second largest publication, ILLUMINATION-Curated, received over a million minutes of reading times within the last 90 days. In addition, a few stories went viral. We only publish stories of experienced writers on this publication. You can find more info about this special pub if you are interested to join it.
Our third most significant publication Technology Hits performed even better in the last two months. Several tech stories gained remarkable visibility and brought many new readers who are interested in technology content.
Even our specialised pub for freelance writers made good progress, including a few viral stories last month.
All other publications are growing rapidly.
Several new published authors joined ILLUMINATION Book Chapters and started publishing chapters of their great books. Here is a link to some sample chapters.
Our newest publication, Readers Hope serving aspiring writers, received tremendous interest from writers and readers. We created compelling values to encourage readers to participate in the writing process by sharing stories with small steps, nurturing guidance from editors, and strong encouragement from the reading community.
Readers Hope is a special publication designed for aspiring writers who are interested in becoming experienced authors. The audience for this publication is avid readers who want to become writers. The publication has a clear roadmap with the operating power of a supportive team of volunteer editors. Here is the vision and mission of “Readers Hope”, explaining how to transform avid readers into prolific writers using a supportive and innovative publishing tool.
We know that raw content might not be for everyone, as it is frowned upon by elite writers. However, this publication brings tremendous value for new writers who require finding their voices with support. Readers Hope is an entry publication to give voice to all beginners.
We do not mandate style rules for this pub. Instead, we recommend starting with small pieces using raw content and improving gradually. We only request our contributors to adhere to platform policies refraining from harmful materials such as defamation and hate speech. Of course, we don’t tolerate plagiarism.
As we know, no one was born a writer. However, anyone with little time, effort, dedication, and support can be a blogger, storyteller, writer, and eventually, a published author. Thus, with small steps, contributors can start their writing journey.
You can find more information about Readers Hope in the following stories penned by our editors.
Welcome New Writers to Readers Hope: A place to experiment and try new things by Carol Price
Word after Word ’til You Simply Must Come up for Air: If you love to read, a writer waits within you by Regi Brittain
Good Stories to Take You Around the World: Welcome to Readers Hope by John Cunningham
From The Editor’s Desk: A Warm Welcome To All New Writers At Readers Hope: Readers hope and we fulfill their dreams by publishing their articles by Dr. Preeti Singh
Let Me Introduce Myself: I write and I am an Editor for Illumination by Lawson Wallace
How to Increase Your Writing Income: Guide for writers of “Readers Hope”, a new initiative cross-pollinating writers and readers by ILLUMINATION
Just Be Yourself When You Write — We’ve All Been There: Simple tips on how to get you started with Reader’s Hope on Medium by JS Adam
Writing Is Fun To Do — Everyone Can Learn To Write: Newbie-writers and readers-wannabe-writers are the most precious to have here in this community by Agnes Laurens
Letter to a Wannabe Writer: I invite you to join our welcoming writing community. by Tree Langdon
The Future of Reading is in Writing: We are readers until we decide to cross the line and become a writer. That transition is a difficult one by Aldric Chen
Guidance to contributing writers of Readers Hope
- Start small, make the commitment, and grow gradually
- Use raw content from various topics that you enjoy the most
- Write about issues you need to express with no style concern
- Connect with like-minded readers and writers with meaningful engagement
- Increase your chance of findability and readability with social engagements
- Consider making your writing practice your hobby and business
Useful Resources for Writers
8 Proven Tips to Build a Rock-Solid Reading Audience: A game-changing strategy for freelance writers to turn loyal readers into advocates for sustainable business outcomes
The Beginner’s Guide to Write Viral Articles & Blogs: Learn 17 proven techniques and unique metrics
Publication Conduct Guidelines: Rules of engagement and cross-pollination at three levels
Process and Procedures: Anything you want to know about ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications
Copyright Matters: Zero tolerance to plagiarism on ILLUMINATION
Use Of Affiliate Links On Medium: Guidance to writers who need to use affiliate links in stories
How to Survive and Thrive on Medium: Essential guide to new writers
A Practical Guide for Writers: My collection for writing and writer performance on Medium
Essential Checklist for Writers: Improve quality and readability of your stories
100 Day Challenge For New Writers: How to grow and become a top writer on Medium in three months
Invitation To A Writing Challenge: Share your concerns and aspirations in a story
Storybooks and Indexing Publications: They work. Here is the evidence.
Short-Form Stories Not For Income But For Visibility. Think Of Them As A Tripwire
ILLUMINATION Poetry Club: An invitation to poets to collaborate for productive fun
Mentoring on ILLUMINATION: Peer support is essential for success.
Purpose of Synergy And how to publish your stories in this publication
SYNERGY on Medium Upon reader request, we renamed Passive Income for Writers publication
Introduction to Technology Hits Scope, overview, and participation methods
ILLUMINATION Book Chapters: A publication giving voice to published authors on Medium
Learn About ILLUMINATION-Curated Essential articles about ILLUMINATION-Curated publication
Paradigm Shift in Content Curation, Distribution, and Marketing
Stories on ILLUMINATION-Curated — All Volumes: Easy access to curated and outstanding stories
Reading List #3 — Technology Hits: Selected stories for enjoyment of tech readers
Sample Book Chapters: Discover 70+ published authors on ILLUMINATION Book Chapters
Testimonials for ILLUMINATION: Thoughts and sentiments of ILLUMINATION writers.
Topic Collections
Featured Stories About “Writing” From The Top Writers of SYNERGY
NFT Story Collection on ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications
Editors’ Choices
We compiled editors’ choices in a single link. We offer a unique curation and visibility service for storytellers on Medium. Stories Chosen by Editors: Why ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications Feature Stories
The latest on-boarding pack for new writers.
https://readmedium.com/onbording-new-writers-16c272d1deee
The new on-boarding pack will be ready soon.
Thank you for reading our stories and newsletters.
Editorial Team of ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications on Medium
Invitation to Prospective Contributors
To join our vibrant publications, please send a request via this link. We will help you succeed on Medium. Please point out the publication name with your Medium account ID in the request.
You can join Readers Hope by sending a request via this web form.
