ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications
Onboarding New Writers
Welcome new contributors of ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications
Update:
Please see the attached post for the updates in our onboarding pack.
Dear New Writers,
Welcome! Many thanks for the feedback on the new format of our onboarding pack from previous version. This new version answers frequently asked questions, introduces writers’ accounts, and provides reference articles at the end. The post looks long. However, you may only review relevant parts to understand our requirements from new writers. New members on Medium ask the following questions frequently there we need to answer them in this initial post what we call the onboarding pack for new contributors.
What is the aim of this post?
The purpose of this post is to inform new writers joining our publications ILLUMINATION, ILLUMINATION-Curated, ILLUMINATION Book chapters, Technology Hits, SYNERGY, ILLUMINATION’S MIRROR, and Readers Hope. We are delighted to add your Medium account to our publications as new contributors. Many thanks for joining ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications supporting more than 15,500 writers on Medium now.
How does your publication communicate with writers?
We usually use private messages to inform our writers during the publication process. However, as there are limitations of private messages, we established a virtual workspace to keep our writers informed. By using Slack, we extend collaboration capability. Our chief editor and owner of these publications, Dr. Mehmet Yildiz, will invite you to the Slack workspace via your registered email addresses in the writer application form. If you don’t get the invitation Slack, please leave a comment pointing out the problem in this article. Participation in the Slack workspace is free and optional. However, we highly recommend all contributors of our publications to join the Slack workspace as it is a useful tool for maintaining communication and collaboration. Our members enjoy this free service. Currently more than 12,500 members have meaningful interactions via this tool. Writers can easily access publications resources and editors using the Slack workspace. We have 85 volunteer editors who can help with your inquiries. Please find more info about Slack in this article: An Introduction to ILLUMINATION Slack Workspace.
What is your publications’ plagiarism policy?
Editors regularly check plagiarism. They reject plagiarised content. We remove your accounts and stories from our publications when you attempt plagiarism. Medium also penalizes plagiarists. We warn our contributors rigorously due to dire consequences. Copyright Matters: Zero tolerance to plagiarism on ILLUMINATION. In short, we do not accept plagiarised content. We usually tolerate mistakes and support our writers to correct procedural and writing errors. However, we do not tolerate plagiarism and copyrighted photos.
What is your publications’ photo handling policy?
Our publications don’t accept content with copyrighted images. Using copyrighted images is against Medium rules and our publication policy. When you submit articles with copyright-free images and cite them properly, your stories can be published faster because editors don’t have to wait for fixing the photo issues. Please review the image handling policy before submitting your articles to our publications. We updated our policy with an addendum adding clarity for fair use principles and explained Why Image Copyrights Matter for Writers and Editors.
Why do delays for adding writers occur?
We receive a large volume of application. We need to assess and enter each writer to publications manually. Reviewing requests, and adding many writers to publications is a tedious and time-consuming task. We are all unpaid volunteers doing this service as a giveback activity. Besides, there is no automation feature on Medium. We have to enter each writer one by one. We do our best to speed up the process however, it sometimes takes from five to ten days to add writers depending on the volume. As you can see from previous onboarding packs, hundreds of people apply to our publications weekly.
Despite multiple applications my account is not added. Can you please inform?
The main reason is you don’t provide your Medium ID correctly. You need to copy and paste your account ID. For example, the account ID for the Illumination account is: https://medium.com/@illumination. When you click on your photo, you will see this address. So all you need to do is copy and paste this address to our application form.
Where can I find your publishing guidelines?
We have seven publications serving various needs of writers. They all have the same fundamental requirements. Our purpose is to help you reach a broader audience on Medium and beyond. Since our publications operate on Medium, all contributors need to adhere to the policies and rules of the platform. We outlined our policies in the following articles.
Conduct Guidelines for ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications,
Starter Kit for Writers of ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications.
Do your publications censor content?
Our publications don’t censor content as long as your stories meet Medium guidelines such as not including hate speech, defamation, conspiracy theories, and porn. As our readers expect a basic level of English in your content, you need to meet language requirements. Our publications accept only English. Different publications may support other languages. Please search Medium for desired languages. However, if you want to share raw content, we have a new publication to serve this purpose. So, you can submit your raw content to the Readers Hope publication designed for this purpose. Our other publications require the use of structured language in English.
How can I increase my followers, readers, and subscribers?
This is a critical question for all writers as stories generate income based on reading times by paid members of Medium. Thus, performance metrics such as claps don’t matter for payment. However, followers count for getting at least 100 followers to join the Medium Partner Program, according to new MPP requirements. You may check the following articles guiding new writers to gain followers, building an audience, and increasing subscribers.
Eight Proven Tips to Build a Rock-Solid Reading Audience on Medium
Subscribers Can Produce 50 Times Better Results Than Followers for Freelance Writers
How can I be a top writer?
Becoming a top writer can be valuable to earn extra income on Medium. Besides, top writer status can increase your chance of gaining more readers. You may check accounts of top writers contributing our publications in this post and please inform us when you gain the status by leaving a comment on the post so that we can add your account for visibility. Please check the following link providing guidance on becoming a top writer on Medium quickly.
Do your publications accept short form stories?
Yes. Each writer may submit short-form stories to our pubs up to three per day. We accept three short-form stories per publication within 24 hours. Please check guidelines for creating short-form stories: Short-Form Stories Not For Income But For Visibility. Think Of Them As A Tripwire: Creative and productive use of short-form posts on Medium. Please also ensure that your short-form stories are not duplication of your long-form stories. This cause problems on Medium. Please check this guiding story to prevent any duplication in your short-form stories. Warning — Medium’s Algorithm May Flag Your Short-Form Stories as Duplicative of Your Long-Form
Do your publicaitons have writing challenges and prompts?
Yes, certainly. Your success as a writer is vital to us. Therefore, we propose writing challenges to boost your performance on Medium. These writing challenges can be valuable for your growth as a writer. Your participation in these challenges can help you gain new followers, readers, and can increase reading times. You may join our 100-day writing challenge. We invite writers to this writing prompt. You may introduce yourself and favorite stories as part of this prompt. These backlinks might increase your reading times. We alos created a challenge for prolific writers interested in posting multiple short stories a day. Here is the challenge: 1,000 Short Posts in 100 Days.
Who are your editors and what is their role in your publications?
Our editors are writers on Medium. However, they make extra time to support our writers. They understand your needs with empathy and compassion. Our editors are not paid by our publications or Medium. Their purpose is to help you gain experience and visibility voluntarily. They review your stories, screen harmful materials, provide improvement guidance to new writers, and publish your stories timely. You can meet them by reading their profiles in this collection. They all have varied backgrounds and support our publications from different time zones.
Collection of Editor Bios: Meet Editors of Illumination Integrated Publications
Do your publications have guidance on writing viral stories?
Yes. Our chief editor regularly analyse viral stories and guide our writers as writing viral stories is critical to increasing your reading times. Dr Mehmet Yildiz reviewed and assessed viral stories and provide valuable ideas.
You may also review the following post to get ideas on writing writing viral stories:
Do you have any guidance on affiliate marketing?
Yes, we do. As affiliate marketing is a great opportunity for generating passive income, our chief editor published a book about affiliate marketing and shared it on Medium. This book is free for members. You may check the first chapter if digital affiliate marketing is an interest to you. You can find links to all chapters in this post: The Power of Digital Affiliate Marketing -Chapter 1: How Authors Can Write More And Earn Passive Income. In addition, if you are interested in learning the benefits of affiliate marketing, please check these articles.
I’m a Writer/Editor: Why the Heck I Built An Affiliate Marketing Business After the Age of 60
Passify An Active Freelance Writing Business Like an Entrepreneur in 7 Proven Steps
What is the policy for affiliate links on our stories?
Medium writers can use affiliate links in your stories. You need to add affiliate links to your stories by declaring them clearly. The following post provide guidance: Use Of Affiliate Links On Medium: Guidance to writers who need to use affiliate links in stories.
What topics and type of stories do restrict?
We only restrict hate speech, porn, conspiracy theories, defamation, and other harmful content for society. Medium does not support publishing these types of harmful content, so please check the platform rules. We don’t censor content as long as stories meet Medium policies. We see publications as tools to amplify content. We established several publications appealing to different types of readers. You can learn what Medium does not allow from this article. There are 14 key items that you need to review in this story: How to Survive and Thrive on Medium: Essential guide for new writers
Do your publications feature or curate stories?
Yes, we select, feature, and curate high-quality, interesting, engaging, and informative stories based on needs of our readers. Here are the links to the latest features posted: Curated Collection #1, Curated Collection #2, Curated Collection #3, Curated Collection #4, Curated Collection #5, Curated Collection #6, Curated Collection #7, Curated Collection #8, Curated Collection #9, a collection from SYNERGY, Curated Collection #10, Curated Collection #11, Curated Collection #12, Curated Collection #13, Curated Collection #14, Curated Collection #15, Curated Collection #16, Curated Collection #17, Curated Collection #18, Curated Collection #19, Curated Collection #20, Curated Collection #21, Curated Collection #22, Curated Collection #23, Curated Collection #24, Curated Collection #25, Curated Collection #26, Curated Collection #27, Curated Collection #28, Curated Collection #29, Curated Collection #30
You can find all featured stories by other editors in a single collection.
ILLUMINATION has featured pages for four topics. We will add more soon. Here are the links our featured pages:
What are the Illumination Integrated Publications and their purposes?
We have seven publications. Here are the brief descriptions:
1 — ILLUMINATION: Our most significant publication is ILLUMINATION. It is visited by over 50,000 unique members daily and gained two million minutes of reading this month. In addition, some stories went viral and brought many new readers. As a generic publication, we accept every ethical topic meeting Medium’s guidelines.
Link to publication: https://medium.com/illumination
2 — ILLUMINATION’S MIRROR was designed for the requirements of prolific writers who need to submit multiple stories in a day. You can submit several stories to ILLUMINATION’S MIRROR within 24 hours. Please check this article for details: Balancing Load of ILLUMINATION.
Link to publication: https://medium.com/illuminations-mirror
3 — ILLUMINATION-Curated was designed for experienced and accomplished writers. Senior editors select the contributors for this publication using stringent criteria. If you are an experienced writer, we allow you to write for this publication upon your request directly. Please find details in this article. You can check some sample stories from this publication in this recent collection.
Link to publication: https://medium.com/illumination-curated
4 — Technology Hits was designed for writers and readers interested in technical topics, digital entrepreneurship, digital transformation, information technology, artificial intelligence, IoT (the Internet of Things), Cloud computing, quantum computing, tech news, digital economy, blockchain, bitcoin, Nun-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), and futuristic topics related to emerging technologies. You can submit science-fiction in this pub. More info about Technology Hits Value Propositions of Technology Hits. Introduction to Technology Hits. Inviting Storytellers From All Aspects of Technology. Here is a collection including some sample stories from this publication.
Link to publication: https://medium.com/technology-hits
5 — SYNERGY is a specialized publication serves freelance writers who want to share writing, blogging, and editing content. It connects writers, editors, and bloggers through their stories. We invite freelance writers from other platforms such as Vocal Media. Here is the purpose of Synergy. Besides, you may find a sample collection to get an idea for the type of stories we publish on Synergy: Engaging Stories on SYNERGY. Here is a collection of sample stories hosted on SYNERGY.
Link to publication: https://medium.com/technical-excellence
6 — ILLUMINATION Book Chapters was designed for published and indie authors. We help new writers to get published and become authors. Details about this publication are in this story: ILLUMINATION Book Chapters: A publication giving voice to published authors on Medium. The following articles provide additional information about ILLUMINATION Book Chapters: How Can Published Authors Create Visibility. Here is a sample editorial bulletin to promote ILLUMINATION Book Chapters to readers: ILLUMINATION Book Chapters: Editorial Bulletin #9 New resources. And here is the Index of Published Book Chapters. You can find some sample book chapters in this collection.
Link to publication: https://medium.com/illumination-book-chapters
7 — Readers Hope was designed for absolute beginners. You may submit raw content to this new pub. We don’t edit content submitted to Readers Hope. But, our editors provide valuable and helpful guidance via private notes or in our Slack workspace to members. Here is a story introducing the purpose of Readers Hope: What If We can Transform Readers into Micro-Writers. Editors introduced values of Readers Hope. We compiled their perspectives into a single story. Our editors are willing to support new writers to gain experience. Please check their stories. You may contact editors on Slack when you need support. They can help you learn and grow. Here is the Vision and Mission of “Readers Hope”.
Link to publication: https://medium.com/readers-digests
In addition our chief editor keeps all publications related stories in a seperate publications called Illumination’s Blog. This publication can be helpful for new writers to find guiding articles.
Link to publication: https://medium.com/illumination-blog
Dr Mehmet Yildiz hosts his personal stories in his publication called Euphoria. If you enjoy health and fitness type of stories, you may check his personal publicaiton.
Link to publication: https://medium.com/sensible-biohacking-transhumanism
Our writers also have their own publications. We listed them in an article to create visibility. You may consider submitting your relevant stories to these niche publications.
You can watch the summary of our publications on YouTube.
How can we join Illumination YouTube channel?
YouTube is an excellent tool so we created a channel to help our writers. In 2022, we created a new initiative to help our writers to create bios on YouTube and Illumination YouTube Coordinator help writers by creating promotional videos for them. We provided details in the attached article.
Here are the recent blogs including videos we created for our writers:
If you are interested to create similar videos, you can contact Illumination YouTube Coordinator on our Slack workspace so that he can add you to our waiting list. He creates a few videos in a week voluntarily.
What are the skill levels of writers in your publications?
Our publications support writers at all levels, aspiring, experienced, accomplished, and influential. All types of contributors are equally important to us. Most experienced writers contribute to Illumination-Curated and published authors post their book chapters to Illumination Book Chapters. Other publications have from most experienced to aspiring writers. We encourage new writers to find their voice in a safe and supportive environment. Beginners learn and build skills gradually. Some writers might learn faster. And some may learn slower. Our goal is to create a diverse and inclusive writing and reading group on Medium. All Medium members are welcome to join our writing and publishing journey. We don’t discriminate. Instead, we always support all levels of writers, help them cross-pollinate, and get benefits from the readers of our publications. We don’t tolerate toxic behavior in our publications. We remove online bullies and report to Medium. However, we always encourage giving and receiving constructive feedback within the platform rules.
Do your publications accept self-published stories?
Yes, we accept both draft and self-publish articles. However, we highly recommend draft submissions to gain better exposure from the publication readers. It is your choice. Self-published stories quickly age and sink to the bottom of the front page. If you have curated articles from closed publications, you are welcome to transfer them to ILLUMINATION-Curated. We encourage giving a home for previously distributed stories. Contributors who joined us from PSILY moved their stories and gained new readers on ILLUMINATION-Curated.
Do you recommend your contributors to write for other publications?
Yes, we highly recommend our contributors to contribute to other publications. Our contributors are not exclusive to our pubs. You can join and contribute to other publications. We support your writing and marketing goals as suit your needs. You don’t need to obtain permission to leave. All we care is to follow Medium rules if you want your stories published in our publications. We don’t compete with other publications. Instead, we collaborate with them.
Can we remove our published articles from your publications and add to yours?
Yes, it is up to you. You can remove your articles from our pubs if you need to introduce them to a different audience.
Can we leave your publications without permission?
Yes, you leave our publications without any notice or permission. We consider publications as tools for the growth of contributors. We support whatever works for your growth.
Do you help your writers to create their own publications?
Yes, we do. Especially, Dr Mehmet Yildiz, our chief editor, helped several writers to start their publications. He enjoys promoting them in his social circles. If you are interested in creating your own publications, we may help you promote them.
How can I add my stories to your publications?
New writers ask this question frequently. Adding stories to our publicaitons is easy and quick to add articles to publications. To submit your draft or self-published articles to our pubs, you can click on the three (…) dots in the edit mode placed on the top right part of your screen. You can select your preferred publication and click on the submit button. When your story is submitted to our publications, editors will review it. If the story meets Medium rules and our guidelines, the editor will publish it. If you don’t see our publications in your list, you need to request access via this weblink.
My account is tagged in this post but why cannot I submit to your publications?
If you don’t see our publication on your list, please let us know to add your account again by leaving a comment on this post. Glitches happen on publications and our process so some writer accounts disappear beyond our control. We don’t ignore any ethical writer on Medium. Our doors are open to all members who want to serve their readers. We are a catalyst to your success. Please leave a comment requesting access to our publications or send a new request via this weblink. Alternatively, you can contact Dr Mehmet Yildiz on Slack directly, if you received a request to Slack.
Can we repurpose our content on different platforms?
Yes, you can. Repurposing your Medium stories on other platforms can be useful. You can earn additional income. For example, you may consider sharing your Medium articles on Vocal Media. You can also join Vocal Media challenges at this link.
Here is the latest contests from Vocal Media.
What are the key considerations to benefit from your publications?
Please review the following seven points guiding new writers.
1 — Use this checklist before submitting your articles if you are new to Medium. Please publish the only type of stories that you want to read yourself.
2 — Review this article for guidance: New policy about story photos on ILLUMINATION-Curated.
3 — Plagiarism is not acceptable in our publications and is illegal. Please check this story for details: Copyright Matters: Zero tolerance to plagiarism on ILLUMINATION.
4 — When you want to repurpose your stories from other platforms, you may consider using canonical links. This story provides guidance: Actually, Medium Favors You: Why do you need canonical links for your articles published on Medium?
5 — You can submit up to three short-form stories per publication. Give Your Long Stories a Second Life: I offer an additional opportunity and privilege to our contributing writers to use short-form stories to increase the…
6 — You can find ILLUMINATION-related articles and writer resources on ILLUMINATION’s Blog publication.
7 — You need to check private messages sent by our volunteer editors in your stories. You can see private notes on your story checking * sign.
Where do you keep publication related articles?
We keep publication-related stories on the ILLUMINATION Blog managed by our chief editor. This pub was created to hold all stories related to ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications. Dr. Mehmet Yildiz keeps a majority of his non-pub-related stories on his personal publication called Euphoria. He can help you create your personal publications and promote them for you if you contact him on Slack workspace. Please review our publication process and procedures in this link: ILLUMINATION Process & Procedures
What is your guidance on promoting my stories on Social Media?
We created numerous platforms and social media tools to amplify your stories. Details for each item can be found in this story. You may find useful guides to get you started with our social media tools from the following stories. You may join the ILLUMINATION LinkedIn group from this link. You can post your article links to the group. If you are published author, Goodreads can be a great place to create visibility. Goodreads is a large platform with millions of members.
Our editors tweet your stories after reviewing and publishing them. ILLUMINATION Twitter Account is: https://twitter.com/illum_official. You can follow Dr Mehmet Yildiz on Twitter and LinkedIn. He enjoys sharing your stories on several social media tools generously. He has many followers on multiple social media platforms. His social media posts receive significant views. Here is his latest guidance for effective use of social media: Top Seven Social Media Tools for Freelance Writers to Amplify Content: How writers and bloggers can use social media platforms meaningfully and productively with minimal effort.
We automatically syndicate links of your stories to several Flipboard magazines using Medium’s RSS service. Here are the links to Flipboard Magazines: such as ILLUMINATION on Medium, ILLUMINATION-Curated, and SYNERGY. We have a writers’ community on Reddit. You can join this community to share links of your stories. We know that Reddit is a useful tool to create further visibility of your content. More information about our social media platforms are in the following articles.
How to Get Started with Quora and Amplify Your Medium Stories
How to Get Started with Pinterest and Amplify Your Medium Stories
Do you have newsletters?
Yes, we usually post our newsletters monthly. Here are the links to the latest newsletters.
Updates on Achievements of New Writers for 100-Day Writing Challenge
If your stories are delayed for publishing, here is one of the recent reasons: System Errors Slow Publishing Articles
Welcome contributors joining Illumination Integrated Publications of ILLUMINATION:
1 and 2 — Welcome new contributors who joined ILLUMINATION and ILLUMINATION’S MIRROR:
Green x Pink, handriya las, Ryan Scott Shannon, Moshe Mor, Isabel Noronha, James Blekking, Elizabeth Kaldeck Smith, Lady Teabird, Adam Hrankowski, ADHD, Gilberto Sapalo, Magnus Arveng, Janet Mary Cobb (she/her), Kristine Laco, Divina Grey, Sophie Rogers, Bostan Andrei, Sebastian Hallqvist, AnxiousAnecdotist, Sreekar Dhulipudi, Ainur Roviq, Olivia Fisher, Jean Kilpatrick, Buckets Investing, Suzanne Paschall, Shea Cummings, F.a.Lazim, Alex Alexandru, Moussa Mazouzi, Ray Wirth, Apollo, Ad Meliora, Zoyii, Amir Ali Hashemi, Sunday Murphy, Franzi Kinzel, Sky M.M.M., AmutaSivadas, Karan Malhotra, Brian Palmer, Tunde Awosika, Jen McMorrow, MonalisaSmiled, Brandie Alvarez, Canyon, Haley Jones, Gulsun Uluer, Upayan Mathkari, Mary Anne Hahn, Lauren Michaels, Noran Azmy, Pratyush Tripathy, Sahil Wassan, Jillian Somera, The Blazin Pen’, Niels J. Post, Gil Pires, Yemeen, Giorgos Myrianthous, Emma Toms, Cesar Sojo, Travis Weston, Kiersten Campbell, Pratyush Tripathy, A A F, Umme Salma, Nancy Ward, MarumoSaaS, Hyperactive Security, Ramblings of a Hyperactive Mind, Jo Salas, Paul C., Elite Luxury, Oscar Leo, Peter Hui, Alan, Alex Tamchynova, Richard Taylor, Adriianna Lagorio, Sara Cansino, Joseph Seifert, Bogdan Munteanu, Core Spirit, Storm Ramsey, AP Discovery, Asher “Zach” Neuman, Hello100, Braised & Blanched by Le Voir, Eric Torvinen, Theo Seeds, Lalatendu Satpathy, Kevin Wood ✍🏼, Angela Choi, Semih Aykut, Mustapha Garuba, Jim Clyde Monge, Oakley Roberts, Thalia Holmes, estow76 (Esther), Christina, Alex Philippe, Ted’s List, Vikas Prakash Joshi, Lisa Burdige, Lisa Manzer, John Meszaros, Jean Elizabeth Glass, Dominika Antonas, Sylvie Soul, Tanveer Hurra, Susan McCorkindale, Untitled Poet, Sharikabatul, Patricia Pixie❤, Oguz Kul, Deborah Camp, Nick Stockton, Robert Howe, Untitled Poet, Albert B Ferguson, Karen Oliver, PhD, Philip Cerne, Lydia Carrick, MiciROX, Andrea Duran, Zexi, Rachel M.J, Robin Romano, gcwrites, Kashish G, Aj Bhardwaj,
3 — Welcome new contributors joined SYNERGY:
Green x Pink, Ryan Scott Shannon, Isabel Noronha, Adam Hrankowski, ADHD, Magnus Arveng, Janet Mary Cobb (she/her), Kristine Laco, Divina Grey, Jenn Leach, Bostan Andrei, Sebastian Hallqvist, Sreekar Dhulipudi, Olivia Fisher, Jean Kilpatrick, Buckets Investing, Suzanne Paschall, Shea Cummings, Ray Wirth, Sunday Murphy, Franzi Kinzel, Tunde Awosika, Jen McMorrow, MonalisaSmiled, Brandie Alvarez, Canyon, Haley Jones, Gulsun Uluer, Upayan Mathkari, Mary Anne Hahn, Lauren Michaels, Noran Azmy, Jillian Somera, The Blazin Pen’, Niels J. Post, Giorgos Myrianthous, Emma Toms, Cesar Sojo, Travis Weston, Kiersten Campbell, A A F, Umme Salma, Nancy Ward, MarumoSaaS, Jo Salas, Oscar Leo, Peter Hui, Anna Post, Alan, Alex Tamchynova, Richard Taylor, Adriianna Lagorio, Joseph Seifert, Bogdan Munteanu, Storm Ramsey, AP Discovery, Asher “Zach” Neuman, Hello100, Braised & Blanched by Le Voir, Eric Torvinen, Theo Seeds, Lalatendu Satpathy, Angela Choi, Mustapha Garuba, Jim Clyde Monge, Oakley Roberts, Thalia Holmes, estow76 (Esther), Christina, Alex Philippe, Lisa Burdige, Lisa Manzer, John Meszaros, Jean Elizabeth Glass, Dominika Antonas, Sylvie Soul, Susan McCorkindale, Untitled Poet, Patricia Pixie❤, Oguz Kul, Deborah Camp, Nick Stockton, Robert Howe, Untitled Poet, Karen Oliver, PhD, Lydia Carrick, MiciROX, Andrea Duran, Rachel M.J, Robin Romano, gcwrites, Kashish G, Aj Bhardwaj, Kevin Wood ✍🏼,
4 — Welcome new contributors joined Readers Hope:
Green x Pink, Ryan Scott Shannon, Isabel Noronha, Adam Hrankowski, ADHD, Magnus Arveng, Janet Mary Cobb (she/her), Kristine Laco, Divina Grey, Bostan Andrei, Sebastian Hallqvist, Sreekar Dhulipudi, Olivia Fisher, Jean Kilpatrick, Buckets Investing, Suzanne Paschall, Shea Cummings, Ray Wirth, Sunday Murphy, Franzi Kinzel, Tunde Awosika, Jen McMorrow, MonalisaSmiled, Brandie Alvarez, Canyon, Haley Jones, Gulsun Uluer, Upayan Mathkari, Mary Anne Hahn, Lauren Michaels, Noran Azmy, Jillian Somera, The Blazin Pen’, Niels J. Post, Giorgos Myrianthous, Emma Toms, Cesar Sojo, Travis Weston, Kiersten Campbell, A A F, Umme Salma, Nancy Ward, MarumoSaaS, Jo Salas, Oscar Leo, Peter Hui, Anna Post, Alan, Alex Tamchynova, Richard Taylor, Adriianna Lagorio, Joseph Seifert, Bogdan Munteanu, Storm Ramsey, AP Discovery, Asher “Zach” Neuman, Hello100, Braised & Blanched by Le Voir, Eric Torvinen, Theo Seeds, Lalatendu Satpathy, Kevin Wood ✍🏼, Angela Choi, Mustapha Garuba, Jim Clyde Monge, Oakley Roberts, Thalia Holmes, estow76 (Esther), Christina, Alex Philippe, Lisa Burdige, Lisa Manzer, John Meszaros, Jean Elizabeth Glass, Dominika Antonas, Sylvie Soul, Susan McCorkindale, Untitled Poet, Patricia Pixie❤, Oguz Kul, Deborah Camp, Nick Stockton, Robert Howe, Untitled Poet, Karen Oliver, PhD, Lydia Carrick, MiciROX, Andrea Duran, Rachel M.J, Robin Romano, gcwrites, Kashish G, Aj Bhardwaj,
5 — Welcome new contributors joined ILLUMINATION-Curated:
Suzanne Paschall, Olivia Fisher, Karen Oliver, PhD,
6 — Welcome new contributors joined Technology Hits:
handriya las, Moshe Mor, Adam Hrankowski, ADHD, Gilberto Sapalo, Magnus Arveng, Sreekar Dhulipudi, Buckets Investing, Amir Ali Hashemi, Gulsun Uluer, Giorgos Myrianthous, Peter Hui, Lalatendu Satpathy, Tanveer Hurra,
Technology writers, you may contact the editor of Technology Hits who reviews and promotes your stories.
7 — Welcome new contributors joined ILLUMINATION Book Chapters:
Suzanne Paschall, Ryan Scott Shannon,
Guiding articles for new writers
If you are a new writer on Medium, the following stories can guide you. If you are experienced, you can skip them.
How To Passify An Active Freelance Writing Business Like an Entrepreneur in 7 Proven Steps
Discover ILLUMINATION Writers: BIOs of writers from their pen. Please find out why writers need to submit bios. Six Reasons Writers Need Bios: The most compelling one is visibility.
You can request to be interviewed by Dr Yildiz. Interviews with Writers Featuring inspiring writers of ILLUMINATION.
Testimonials for ILLUMINATION Storybooks and Indexing Publications
We have several virtual clubs. ILLUMINATION Fiction Club, ILLUMINATION Poetry Club, Technology Hits — The TSEE Club, Fiction and Poetry Bios of ILLUMINATION Writers. We are now introducing ILLUMINATION Book Club. Details are in the Slack group.
Story Collections Created Using Tags
Mental Health Collection on ILLUMINATION
Featured Stories About “Writing” From The Top Writers of SYNERGY
Top Stories About Artificial Intelligence on ILLUMINATION
NFT Story Collection on ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications
ILLUMINATION-Curated outlines these collections.
Meet Our Volunteer Editors
ILLUMINATION-Curated, ILLUMINATION, Dr Mehmet Yildiz, Tree Langdon, Brian E. Wish, PhD, Dr Ron Pol, Dr Michael Heng, Paul Myers MBA, Karen Madej, Joe Luca, Dipti Pande, Kevin Buddaeus, Kate Maxwell, Arthur G. Hernandez, Bill Abbate, Michael Patanella, Aurora Eliam, CMP, René Junge, Geetika Sethi, Ahmed Jamal, Britni Pepper, Selma, Earnest Painter, Dew Langrial, B. A. Cumberlidge. Lanu Pitan, Agnes Laurens, EP McKnight, MEd, CR Mandler MAT, Sumera Rizwan, Liam Ireland, Tony Young, Jr., Neha Sandhir S, Desiree Driesenaar, Stuart Englander, Ntathu Allen, Thewriteyard, Haimish Mead, Maria Rattray, Cristo Lopez, PhD, Dr Preeti Singh, Holly Kellums, Kristina Segarra, Yohanan Gregorius, Audrey Malone,janny’s heart, Sabana Grande, Jennifer Friebely, Zen Chan, Aamir Kamal 🚀🚀🚀, John Cunningham, [arlie] PEYTON, Georgia Dimitrious, Kim Petersen, Josh Balerite Acol, Noorain Hassan, BMS, Mallika Vasak, Ikram Al Mouaswas, George Blue Kelly, Scott Hughey (TheWriteScott), Claire Kelly, Pranjal Saxena, Aldric Chen, Bryan Dijkhuizen, JS Adam, Regi Brittain, Lawson Wallace, Mofrad Muntasir, Technology Hits, Carrie. A. Kelly, The Wordsmith™🏳️🌈🇺🇸, Jennifer Geer, Kasey Harrington, Brooklyn Muse, You, Me and Happiness, Julius Evans, Lilith Morningstaar, Arlo Hennings
You can find their profiles in the attached collection.
Where can I find recent Onboarding Packs?
We believe that writers want to meet other writers. Our onboarding tools are excellent to meet new writers. Upon requests, we decied to add links of these packs here to give you an opportunity to meet writers who joined our publications. It is impossible to find 13,500 writers in a single list. Medium publications cannot handle such a large number therefore we create workarounds for writers to find other writers easily. It is a tedious task for us but we invest this time to create vitality among writers. We have many packs but add only recent ones to help you start meeting other contributors easily. Here is the list starting from the most recent.
There are more onboarding packs however it is not possible to link all here. We believe these packs can get you started finding accounts of recently joined writers. Please note that members can only follow 150 other members on Medium within 24 hours. You may search for ILLUMINATION and Technology Hits accounts for older versions of our onboarding packs.
Featured Stories by Editors on ILLUMINATION
You may find recently featured stories from this collection.
Writer Biographies in a Collection
Readers enjoy learning about writers’ backgrounds. We recommend all new writers submit a bio to Illumination.
Curated Writer Bios: Learn about contributing writers of ILLUMINATION written by their pen
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