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0">Holly Kellums</h1><div id="89f1" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/style-in-your-eyes-readers-choice-f8845bdcfffe"> <div> <div> <h2>Style in Your Eyes | Reader’s Choice Editor’s Picks Edition</h2> <div><h3>The 7 stories you loved most</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*0jVZr08Hdd6PF95vqQJNsw.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="16ef">The Maverick Files</h1><div id="6994" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/words-speak-to-the-mind-but-poetry-sings-to-the-soul-9f9869fa0d11"> <div> <div> <h2>Words Speak to the Mind, but Poetry Sings to the Soul</h2> <div><h3>If I could sing well, I’d hardly ever feel the need to speak</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*kXU3OJF--kvg1nEjL-1_2w.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="6572">Noorain Hassan, BMS</h1><div id="6a4e" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/trying-to-wake-sense-of-smell-in-your-writings-these-10-writers-did-8b7864966164"> <div> <div> <h2>Wake “Sense of Smell” in Your Writings: Editor’s — Lucky 10</h2> <div><h3>Learn this 1000-year-old tip few writers know.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*pkjvFoMGLWz_liYdfs9ieA.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="2092">Karen Madej</h1><div id="d0db" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/weekly-wisdom-from-karen-6ad7bbd701d"> <div> <div> <h2>Weekly Wisdom from Karen</h2> <div><h3>ILLUMINATION’S MIRROR Edition #wisdom #passion #quotes #consumerism #compassion</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*Jn5074SG_iCAxwmHVfncdQ.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="cba8">Thewriteyard</h1><div id="06d8" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/want-to-boost-your-reader-numbers-e1f17990511a"> <div> <div> <h2>Want To Boost Your Reader Numbers?</h2> <div><h3>Put sex in the title like these Illumination writers did.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*dQFUoHZ4o2UvcA9y)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="4eb7">Conclusion</h1><p id="6eba">I am pleased that something good started happening on Medium. It is good for writers, readers, and Medium. I hope this great progress will sustain. I am optimistic.</p><p id="746d">Many thanks to our contributing writers submitting high-quality articles meeting the quality requirements in our checklist.</p><div id="82a1" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/checklist-for-quality-submissions-1c54921ad2ca"> <div> <div> <h2>Essential Checklist for Writers</h2> <div><h3>Improve quality and readability of your stories</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*osmHWcNa6rsdP7kgBZxXYA.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="b3a8">And thank you all for following our copyright rules for photos. Your support ease the workload of our diligent editors. We now focus on real editing rather than fixing photo issues.</p><div id="c8a5" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/handling-story-photos-26bf5a11d1da"> <div> <div> <h2>Handling Story Photos</h2> <div><h3>Publication Policy</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*VPeg5Yb7qoo6fYKqmRj05Q.png)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="bbd8">You can join our reading and writing community on Slack workspace. It is an ideal platform to engage with other writers and grow your network.</p><div id="7e41" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/an-introduction-to-illumination-slack-workspace-33e10b9e890c"> <div> <div> <h2>An Introduction to ILLUMINATION Slack Workspace</h2> <div><h3>No more solo riding: Join Slack group, collaborate with your fellow writers and enjoy the vitality of our joyful…</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*pHPHURZn2Vvi7WFKTBZFOw.png)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="0d98">Please introduce yourself in a story. Readers love writer bios.</p><div id="c0e5" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/meet-inspiring-writers-editors-on-illumination-cbba8a4ea4f"> <div> <div> <h2>Discover ILLUMINATION Writers</h2> <div><h3>BIOs of writers from their pen</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*Za-jRSBNEZxEmPoX7l1gXA.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="a6f0">If you have your own publications, please feel free to introduce them to ILLUMINATION community. We will promote your publications and help you gain visibility.</p><div id="2b8e" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/publications-owned-by-illumination-writers-fca221a0b2a2"> <div> <div> <h2>Publications Owned by ILLUMINATION Writers</h2> <div><h3>Introducing eclectic and specialized publications created by writers contributing to ILLUMINATION.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*2V-wkQUyvyAzhbmGOKcnLA.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="ddaf">It is not all about our publications. I see publications only as tools for the success of writers.</p><p id="9c81">You can also diversify your content by publishing in other publications.</p><p id="24e8">You are not exclusive to us. We encourage you to get more visibility and readability from other publications too.</p><div id="699e" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/illumination-writers-can-write-for-other-publications-feb7a81c590e"> <div> <div> <h2>ILLUMINATION Writers Can Write For Other Publications</h2> <div><h3>Clarification for writers for a frequently asked question</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image:

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url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*TL3g1GV3yAjdM9vw6qLQGA.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="a183">Please take advantage of our short-form story publishing opportunity.</p><div id="13b3" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/give-your-long-stories-a-second-life-832bd7cb71e5"> <div> <div> <h2>Give Your Long Stories a Second Life</h2> <div><h3>I offer an additional opportunity and privilege to our contributing writers to use short-form stories to increase the…</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*KnAirJLvlgNCP9X27AM8lg.png)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="fa13">And storybook offerings to create more visibility to your dusted stories.</p><div id="4313" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/storybooks-and-indexing-publications-336360e786de"> <div> <div> <h2>Storybooks and Indexing Publications</h2> <div><h3>They work. Here is the evidence.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*yxcbGG3MGSf1Nmu3ehAkOw.png)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="9200">And take benefits of our social media platforms.</p><div id="4162" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/social-media-for-writers-re-framed-1e3da6c3f8ff"> <div> <div> <h2>How Can Writers Use Social Media Productively?</h2> <div><h3>A six minute investment to productivity and desired outcomes using social media mindfully and meaningfully</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*7r7HSYkbn73NrmR_skvh5w.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="170c">By using these tools you can further improve your stats.</p><h1 id="8279">Meet our editors</h1><p id="e127">Our editors work hard to help our writers succeed. They invest their precious time volunteering for the smooth publishing of your stories. <a href="undefined">ILLUMINATION-Curated</a>, <a href="undefined">ILLUMINATION</a>, <a href="undefined">Dr Mehmet Yildiz</a>, <a href="undefined">Tree Langdon</a>, <a href="undefined">Brian E. Wish, PhD,</a> <a href="undefined">Dr Ron Pol,</a> <a href="undefined">Dr Michael Heng,</a> <a href="undefined">Dr John Rose,</a> <a href="undefined">Paul Myers MBA,</a> <a href="undefined">Karen Madej,</a> <a href="undefined">Joe Luca,</a> <a href="undefined">Dipti Pande,</a> <a href="undefined">Kevin Buddaeus,</a> <a href="undefined">Kate Maxwell</a>, <a href="undefined">Arthur G. Hernandez,</a> <a href="undefined">Bill Abbate,</a> <a href="undefined">Michael Patanella,</a> <a href="undefined">Aurora Eliam, CMP,</a> <a href="undefined">René Junge,</a> <a href="undefined">Geetika Sethi,</a> <a href="undefined">Ahmed Jamal,</a> <a href="undefined">Britni Pepper,</a> <a href="undefined">Selma,</a> <a href="undefined">Earnest Painter,</a> <a href="undefined">Dew Langrial,</a> <a href="undefined">B. A. Cumberlidge.</a> <a href="undefined">Lanu Pitan</a>, <a href="undefined">Agnes Laurens</a>, <a href="undefined">EP McKnight, MEd</a>, <a href="undefined">CR Mandler MAT</a>, <a href="undefined">The Maverick Files</a>, <a href="undefined">Sumera Rizwan</a>, <a href="undefined">Liam Ireland</a>, <a href="undefined">Tony Young, Jr.</a>, <a href="undefined">Neha Sandhir S</a>, <a href="undefined">Desiree Driesenaar</a>, <a href="undefined">Stuart Englander</a>, <a href="undefined">Ntathu Allen</a>, <a href="undefined">Thewriteyard</a>, <a href="undefined">Haimish Mead</a>, <a href="undefined">Maria Rattray</a>, <a href="undefined">Cristo Lopez, PhD,</a> <a href="undefined">Dr Preeti Singh,</a> <a href="undefined">Holly Kellums,</a> <a href="undefined">Kristina Segarra,</a> <a href="undefined">Yohanan Gregorius,</a> <a href="undefined">The Dozen,</a> <a href="undefined">Audrey Malone,</a><a href="undefined">janny’s heart,</a> <a href="undefined">Sabana Grande,</a> <a href="undefined">Jennifer Friebely,</a> <a href="undefined">Zen Chan</a>, <a href="undefined">Aamir Kamal 🚀🚀🚀</a>, <a href="undefined">John Cunningham</a>, <a href="undefined">[arlie] PEYTON</a>, <a href="undefined">Terry L. Cooper</a>, <a href="undefined">Georgia Dimitrious</a>, <a href="undefined">Kim Petersen</a>, <a href="undefined">Josh Balerite Acol</a>, <a href="undefined">Noorain Hassan, BMS,</a> <a href="undefined">Mallika Vasak</a>, <a href="undefined">Ikram Al Mouaswas</a>, <a href="undefined">Linda Kowalchek</a>, <a href="undefined">George Blue Kelly</a>, <a href="undefined">Scott Hughey (TheWriteScott)</a>.</p><h1 id="c457">About me</h1><blockquote id="2c41"><p><i>I love amplifying important messages. I am the founder and chief editor of <a href="https://medium.com/illumination">ILLUMINATION</a>, I<a href="https://medium.com/illumination-curated">LLUMINATION-Curated</a>, <a href="https://medium.com/illuminations-mirror">ILLUMINATION’ S MIRROR</a><a href="https://medium.com/technology-hits">, Technology Hits</a>, and <a href="https://medium.com/technical-excellence"></a></i><a href="https://medium.com/technical-excellence">SYNERGY<i></i></a><i>. I established these significant publications supporting 8,600+ writers and serving 110,000+ readers on Medium.</i></p></blockquote><blockquote id="8e5b"><p><a href="https://digitalmehmet.com/contact/"><i>Join my publications requesting access here</i></a><i>. You are welcome to subscribe to my <a href="https://technologyhits.digitalmehmet.com/">100K+ mailing list</a>, collaborate, enhance your network, and receive technology and leadership newsletters reflecting my industry experience.</i></p></blockquote><blockquote id="1361"><p><i>You can show your interest <a href="https://readmedium.com/we-need-more-editors-if-you-meet-this-set-of-criteria-we-look-forward-to-your-applications-dbd9231a4b83">to support my publications as an editor.</a> My free content strategy and marketing newsletter can be accessed <a href="https://drmehmetyildiz.substack.com/">from Substack</a>. I also write for <a href="https://www.newsbreak.com/publishers/@561548">News Break</a> and <a href="https://vocal.media/authors/dr-mehmet-yildiz">Vocal Media.</a></i></p></blockquote><p id="d3a5">Most of my content can be found on my Medium blogs.</p><div id="b076" class="link-block"> <a href="https://medium.com/illumination-blog"> <div> <div> <h2>ILLUMINATION Blog</h2> <div><h3>This publication holds all stories related to ILLUMINATION, ILLUMINATION-Curated, and ILLUMINATION’S MIRROR</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*2Al7HEHepFK4zdAsNudNFA.png)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><div id="5488" class="link-block"> <a href="https://medium.com/sensible-biohacking-transhumanism"> <div> <div> <h2>Transhumanism Leadership</h2> <div><h3>In this publication, I share my experience on transformational activities, transhumanism practices, and responsible…</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*S6pUyL-YKW4LSxe9CBjUhg.png)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div></article></body>

JOY and Good News

Something Good Started Happening On Medium

ILLUMINATION Reading Times Doubled and Curated Stories Quadrupled.

Photo by Melissa Askew on Unsplash

I want to start this post by showing my appreciation to Medium for finally noticing our publications and curating our outstanding stories contributed by 8,600 writers.

ILLUMINATION has always performed well since its inception, but there was a decline in views and reading times between November 2020 and February 2021 after recent changes on Medium.

Something nice happened within the last two weeks. We observed a noticeable improvement in views and reading times. The new visitors to my publications doubled. ILLUMINATION gained an additional 10K new followers within this two-week period. Now, 83,000 readers follow this publication alone.

Yesterday, the reading times on ILLUMINATION doubled.

In a recent post, I pointed out the increase in curation rates. Many of our top writers are happier now because Medium started recognizing their excellent work by distributing them to topics for further visibility.

Unfortunately, these top writers were neglected for a while; thus, they started looking for opportunities on other platforms.

Based on my experience on several platforms, I can assure you that there is no platform like Medium for writers and readers. It is unique. Without any bias, I can confirm that Medium is the best platform for writers and readers to interact and collaborate.

I am delighted for this recognition of engaging and inspiring writers by Medium. This recognition is good for Medium, useful for our contributing writers, and delightful for our valued readers. Win-win-win position!

Now, there is one critical support Medium Staff can provide that we need. With just 30 editors for ILLUMINATION is not possible to sustain our success. We have 67 editors who want to contribute timely and quality publishing for this significant publication. I hope this limitation can be addressed soon so that we give voice to more writers and pleasant reading options to our thousands of valued readers who made ILLUMINATION their front page.

Based on reader feedback, I can confirm that the quality of stories on my publications has radically improved. Readers started following more writers who submit informative, engaging, and inspiring stories.

67 editors are volunteering to help my publications and guide our writers. These diligent and caring editors not only correct the errors and improve the messages for readers; they also passionately promote outstanding stories.

Here are the recently featured stories from ILLUMINATION, ILLUMINATION-Curated, ILLUMINATION’S MIRROR, SYNERGY, and Technology Hits amplifying outstanding stories.

We distribute these featured stories to our 110,000+ subscribers via various tools.

Please enjoy!

ILLUMINATION-Curated

ILLUMINATION

Dr. Mehmet Yildiz

Editor of Technology Hits

Dew Langrial

Holly Kellums

The Maverick Files

Noorain Hassan, BMS

Karen Madej

Thewriteyard

Conclusion

I am pleased that something good started happening on Medium. It is good for writers, readers, and Medium. I hope this great progress will sustain. I am optimistic.

Many thanks to our contributing writers submitting high-quality articles meeting the quality requirements in our checklist.

And thank you all for following our copyright rules for photos. Your support ease the workload of our diligent editors. We now focus on real editing rather than fixing photo issues.

You can join our reading and writing community on Slack workspace. It is an ideal platform to engage with other writers and grow your network.

Please introduce yourself in a story. Readers love writer bios.

If you have your own publications, please feel free to introduce them to ILLUMINATION community. We will promote your publications and help you gain visibility.

It is not all about our publications. I see publications only as tools for the success of writers.

You can also diversify your content by publishing in other publications.

You are not exclusive to us. We encourage you to get more visibility and readability from other publications too.

Please take advantage of our short-form story publishing opportunity.

And storybook offerings to create more visibility to your dusted stories.

And take benefits of our social media platforms.

By using these tools you can further improve your stats.

Meet our editors

Our editors work hard to help our writers succeed. They invest their precious time volunteering for the smooth publishing of your stories. ILLUMINATION-Curated, ILLUMINATION, Dr Mehmet Yildiz, Tree Langdon, Brian E. Wish, PhD, Dr Ron Pol, Dr Michael Heng, Dr John Rose, 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, The Maverick Files, 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, The Dozen, Audrey Malone,janny’s heart, Sabana Grande, Jennifer Friebely, Zen Chan, Aamir Kamal 🚀🚀🚀, John Cunningham, [arlie] PEYTON, Terry L. Cooper, Georgia Dimitrious, Kim Petersen, Josh Balerite Acol, Noorain Hassan, BMS, Mallika Vasak, Ikram Al Mouaswas, Linda Kowalchek, George Blue Kelly, Scott Hughey (TheWriteScott).

About me

I love amplifying important messages. I am the founder and chief editor of ILLUMINATION, ILLUMINATION-Curated, ILLUMINATION’ S MIRROR, Technology Hits, and SYNERGY. I established these significant publications supporting 8,600+ writers and serving 110,000+ readers on Medium.

Join my publications requesting access here. You are welcome to subscribe to my 100K+ mailing list, collaborate, enhance your network, and receive technology and leadership newsletters reflecting my industry experience.

You can show your interest to support my publications as an editor. My free content strategy and marketing newsletter can be accessed from Substack. I also write for News Break and Vocal Media.

Most of my content can be found on my Medium blogs.

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