This text is a web page titled "Starter Kit for Writers of ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications" that provides guidelines, resources, and updates for new writers joining the ILLUMINATION publications on Medium.
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The web page offers a comprehensive guide for new writers joining ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications on Medium. It includes essential documents, publication conduct guidelines, and information on improving story quality, creating visibility, and increasing income. The page also provides details on specific publications, featured stories, writer biographies, and editor profiles. Additionally, it introduces new writers who have joined the publications recently.
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The web page emphasizes the importance of adhering to publication conduct guidelines and improving the quality of stories for better readability and engagement.
The page encourages writers to use social media platforms productively to amplify their content and increase visibility.
The page highlights the role of editors in reviewing and publishing stories, appreciating their contribution to the success of the publications.
The page suggests that writers should focus on creating valuable content to increase their income on Medium.
The page introduces a new policy for AI-generated content and emphasizes the need for writers to comply with copyright laws and avoid plagiarism.
The page encourages writers to explore different publications within the ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications network and collaborate with other writers and editors.
The page acknowledges the contributions of top writers and doctoral leaders to the publications and encourages writers to create their collections and publications.
Starter Kit for Writers of ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications
New writers, please check this new editorial update including a comprehensive checklist aiming to improve the quality of your writing and increase the chance of visibility and building your audience on Medium.
This is a tool aiming to increase your audience and earning chances on Medium. Stories in this collection guide new writers to understand the platform and gain visibility in this crowd.
In 2023, We will update this supplementary resource to our onboarding pack weekly or fortnightly. Please check out the writers added to our publications each week. New accounts are listed at the end of this post to engage meaningfully.
Due to the high volume of writers joining us, we can only keep writer accounts maximum of a week in this post. You may explore their accounts and stories.
This post is one of our communication tools to inform and educate our new members. We linked guiding articles to empower our contributors optionally. You might check articles that interest you to improve your writing and marketing skills on Medium. These are designed primarily for beginners, but some experienced writers might also benefit. Reading these resources is optional.
However, the onboarding pack is essential for new writers to review before submitting stories, as we have specific rules to support our 21K+ writers. The critical document is the photo handling policy.
Here is the link to the onboarding pack for your review.
The most frequently asked question for new writers is how to submit a story to Illumination. It is straightforward.
When you draft your story, please click on the … (3 dots) on the top right side of your screen. Click on the add to publication and then choose Illumination and submit. Then editors will review and publish if your story qualifies.
We have three critical documents that all writers must review to comply with Medium policies and our publication guidelines. Here are the links:
Essential Documents for All Writers
Every writer of our publications needs to review these guiding policies before submitting their stories. We are tolerant, but these are non-negotiable rules.
Every New Writer Must Read Photo Policy Before Starting
WARNING: Writers failing to meet our photo policy will be removed from publications. This is our biggest problem wasting the precious time of our volunteer editors and causing publishing delays.
Please check a new interview with Dr Mehmet Yildiz, owner and chief editor of Illumination Integrated Publications, guiding new writers contributing to our publications. We hope you enjoy these experience-based tips.
New to Medium? You can use this link to become a member and read every story published in our publications. You can also meet new writers who joined our publications this week.
Onboarding Pack for New Writers
This is an essential read before submitting your stories to our publications.
We created a master copy of the onboarding pack, including frequently asked questions by new writers.
This pack is a good start for our new contributors.
The purpose of this post is to provide helpful articles that we developed for our contributing writers.
Dr Mehmet Yildiz, owner, and chief editor, authored most of these stories when he established Illumination.
He actively guides and promotes our writers for success.
We compiled some of his guiding articles. Some are quick guides, and so they go into detail based on questions from writers. We categorized the content under a broad heading, but you can search the article using keywords.
ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications consist of eight publications covering different scopes.
ILLUMINATION, as one of the significant publications on Medium, 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
This generic publication was designed for the requirements of prolific writers who need to submit multiple stories in a day. You may submit several stories to ILLUMINATION’S MIRROR within a 24 period. Please check this article for details: Balancing Load of ILLUMINATION. Link to publication: https://medium.com/illuminations-mirror
3 — ILLUMINATION-Curated
We designed this unique publication for experienced and accomplished writers. Senior editors select the contributors for this publication using stringent criteria. If you are an experienced and accomplished writer, we allow you to post your storied to 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
We designed this special publication 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
SYNERGY is another specialized publication that servesfreelance 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
This new and generic publication 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
8 — ILLUMINATION on YouTube
This unique publication aims to create a bridge between YouTubers and Medium writers using our YouTube channel and seven prominent publications. Many YouTubers are also bloggers, and we believe that Medium is an excellent platform for them to tap into a new audience. This publication is owned by the Illumination YouTube Coordinator. You can contact him on Illumination Slack workspace. Link to publication: https://medium.com/illumination-on-youtube.
ILLUMINATION Blog
In addition, our chief editor keeps all publications-related stories in separate publications called Illumination’s Blog. This publication can be helpful for new writers to find guiding articles. This publication is not for writers. It is for editorial purposes. 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 publication. Link to publication: https://medium.com/sensible-biohacking-transhumanism
To create further visibility of your work, you can join our Slack workspace and collaborate with other fellow writers. We currently have 12,800+ members. You can share your story links on these two channels.
#post-your-own-writing-here and #chosen-for-further-distribution
We created multiple social media platforms allowing our writers to share their stories easily. The following resources provide links and guidance on using these platforms.
Our editors are volunteers who review and publish stories on their own time. They are also contributing writers. We are grateful to our editors as they review and publish your stories daily on their own time. You can contact them on Illumination Slack workspace
You can check their profiles from the following links.
We will add more editor profiles soon. Thank you for reading the profiles of our editors. You can find their profiles in the attached collection as future reference.
Every New Writer Must Read Photo Policy Before Starting
WARNING: Writers failing to meet our photo policy will be removed from publications. This is our biggest problem wasting the precious time of our volunteer editors and causing publishing delays.
As the main source for our publications, we keep new writers for a few days to find essential resources for publications in this starter kit. We highly recommend writers check the guidelines and the quality checklist before submitting stories to our publications.
Welcome contributors, joining Illumination Integrated Publications of ILLUMINATION. Here are the recent onboarding packs that allow you to find a list of our contributors. We believe that writers want to meet other writers. Here is the list starting from the most recent.
More than 15,000+ writers contribute to Illumination Integrated Publications on Medium. You can meet some writers from their pens in this curated collection.
Our editors play an important role in the success of our writers. You can meet some of them from this curated collection compiled by ILLUMINATION-Curated.
More videos on Illumination YouTube Channel. We enjoy raising the profiles of our writers by creating visibility for their content. Please follow our channel and be part of our exciting journey.
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.
If you are new to Medium, you can join via this link. Readers can read thousands of stories, and writers can monetize self-published content.