ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications
Welcome New Writers
Introducing new contributors of ILLUMINATION, Curated, MIRROR, Book chapters, SYNERGY, Technology Hits, Readers Hope
Dear New Contributors,
We are excited to meet you. Welcome all!
Thank you for joining ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications supporting around 11,600 writers on Medium. You can find detailed information about our pubs is in our new roadmap for ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications.
The purpose of this post is to inform new writers who have joined our publications ILLUMINATION, ILLUMINATION-Curated, ILLUMINATION Book chapters, Technology Hits, SYNERGY, ILLUMINATION’S MIRROR, and new pub Readers Hope that came to life today as announced by Dr Mehmet Yildiz owner and chief editor of these publications.
Our publications run on the Medium platform. All contributors need to adhere to the rules and policies of this platform.
As there are occasional glitches on Medium, if your account is not added to the requested publications, please comment on this post. Please contact our editors on our Slack to add your account again. You may leave a message with your Medium ID on the channel #writerstobeadded on Slack.
You will receive an invitation to our Slack workspace via an email soon. If you don’t receive the Slack invitation from Dr Yildiz, please leave a message on this story or apply again via the web form. Joining Slack workspace is optional and free. However, networking on Slack might help you build meaningful relationships with other writers and our volunteer editors. Slack is our central communication and collaboration platform. Our Slack workspace has 9,000+ members currently.
Please review publication guidelines before submitting your stories. We support many writers at all level contribute. One of the key points is related to story photos. If you submit well-cited and copyright-free photos, your stories can be published quicker. Please check the image handling policies.
We reject plagiarized content immediately. If writers attempt plagiarism, we remove their accounts and stories from our publications. Plagiarists can get penalties from Medium and legal entities.
We have several writing challenges. These writing tools are helpful to get you started and gain more readers. This is a 100-day writing challenge. We have a writing prompt tool. The aim of this prompt is to increase your followers, readers, views, and reading times. Another writing challenge is 1,000 Short Posts in 100 Days for prolific writers. The purpose is to introduce you to more readers. The more regular readers you gain the more you can earn on Medium.
You can submit short forms to our various publications. Instructions related to creating short-form stories is in this story: 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.
You may review this story if you plan to become a top writer: How To Become A Top Writer In Three Months: An experience-based practical guide for new writers on Medium. It is a classy position on Medium.
Viral stories can increase your followers and reading times. Reading times mean money for writers. Please review this story to get some ideas: The Beginner’s Guide to Write Viral Articles & Blogs: Learn 17 proven techniques and unique metrics. Find the key points that may work universally for every platform on the…
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For both ILLUMINATION and ILLUMINATION-Curated publications, you can write about various topics. To cover our workload, we created a mirror of ILLUMINATION. This is a backup publication and is called ILLUMINATION’S MIRROR. The purpose is to cater requirements of prolific writers. You can submit several stories to this pub in a day.
We gave you access to both publications in case you want to submit a few stories a day. Here is more info about ILLUMINATION’S MIRROR: Balancing Load of ILLUMINATION: Actions for prolific writers.
New writers keep asking how to submit stories to publications. All you need is in the edit mode to click on the three (…) dots. You will see the publications listed in your profile. After that, you may choose the relevant publication you plan to send your story to. And click on the submit. Our editors will receive, review and if it meets Medium rules, they publish it.
I ‘d like to briefly introduce our other publications.
Technology Hits is for an audience interested in information technology, technical matters, entrepreneurship, tech news, and futuristic topics. You can find more info about Technology Hits in these stories: Value Propositions of Technology Hits: Why you should join this tech pub as a writer and enjoy as a reader. Introduction to Technology Hits: Scope, overview, and participation methods. Inviting Storytellers From All Aspects of Technology: Join a unique publication aiming to bring writers penning about technology. Reach out to a broad audience using the…
We have a publication called SYNERGY. It was designed for freelance writers to share experiences. This pub aims to connect writers, editors, and bloggers. Here is more info about this pub: Purpose of Synergy: And how to publish your stories in this publication.
We invited writers from several platforms such as Vocal Media, NewsBreak, Hub Pages, Patreon, Substack, and other freelancing platforms. Here is a sample collection: Engaging Stories on SYNERGY: Stories about concerns, aspirations, achievements, and progress of writers.
ILLUMINATION Book Chapters serves published and indie authors. We help our aspiring authors to get published. ILLUMINATION Book Chapters: A publication giving voice to published authors on Medium.
ILLUMINATION Book Chapters has the following three objectives according to Dr Yildiz:
“1 — Published authors can gain new readers via their repurposed book chapters. They can also earn income from their published content on Medium.
2 — Published authors can gain new followers and beta readers who can provide feedback for their new manuscripts.
3 — Aspiring writers can gain by creating manuscripts derived from their published stories. They can transfer them into the ILLUMINATION Book Chapters, obtain reader reviews, and publish them as books later.”
You can find more info about ILLUMINATION Book Chapters from these stories : How Can Published Authors Create Visibility? A sample and guiding introduction to book chapters. Here is a sample editorial bulletin for ILLUMINATION Book Chapters ILLUMINATION Book Chapters: Editorial Bulletin #9 New resources. And here is the Index of Published Book Chapters: Easy access to chapters for readers on Medium
Our brand new publication Readers Hope is for beginners. In fact, Dr Yildiz has an interesting idea of transforming readers to writers. He posted an article today and has shaken the Medium world 🙏 You can check his creative thoughts and passion in this story: What If We can Transform Readers into Micro-Writers: Compelling ideas to convert readers to writers with small steps, guidance, and encouragement in a supportive community
Our senior editor Carol Price articulated the approach in a new article:Welcome New Writers to Readers Hope: A place to experiment and try new things.
Another editor Lawson Wallace introduced himself and offered to help beginners: Let Me Introduce Myself: I write and I am an Editor for Illumination.
Here is the Onboarding Pack for New Writers
The first point is our publications support various levels of writers, including aspiring, experienced, accomplished, and influential. All type of writers are important for us.
We don’t discriminate any writers. All are equally important to us. We help writer to cross-pollinate to get the best out of our pubs and the associated writing and reading community. Contributors come from different professional backgrounds, skill levels, and expertise. It depicts a rich community spirit.
As contributing writers, you are not exclusive to our pubs. You can publish in any publication you want to. It is up to you to remove your articles when you need. You can also leave our publications with no permission. Everything we recommend to our contributors is by invitation. The only obligation is to follow Medium rules. If you want to create your own publications, we can help you promote them.
Dr Mehmet Yildiz will send you an invitation for the Slack workspace. Here is some info about Slack: An Introduction to ILLUMINATION Slack Workspace: No more solo riding: Join Slack group, collaborate with your fellow writers and enjoy the vitality of our joyful…
New writers who joined ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications
Welcome new contributors joined ILLUMINATION and ILLUMINATION’S MIRROR:
Cal Axe, Donaldson Velny, Abika, Sebastian Calderon, Dr Andrea Polzer, Lucy Johnson, David Hockley, Ibrahim Kovan, Sue Moseley, Jessica Bianchi, Anurag Jain, bradley flora, Christina Szeman, Karla Parra, Eliot Bush, Kazi Ayaz Mahesar, David J Cervera, Isacharlotte, Allyson Ray, Wendi Gordon, Graeme Sharpe, Kirsten Currie, Joe Linc, Kelly Durso, Nathalie Clair, A. E. Engle, Leigh Hartzman, Marie-Sandra Trudelle, Stephen Fischer, Nam Nguyen, Harlow Journey, David Bates, geozee, Radhika Iyer, Melissa Timberlake, Christina Anna, Marrisa W., Mihai Brinas, Auctor Quick, Sarah C., Ryder Cash, tasmia sharmin, Solo Ho, Jelita Wiedoko, The Data Magician, Godwin, Will Dennis, YomOg, Mamnun Ahmed, Jerry Landry, Diyah Dho, KP_the_writer, geozee, Rachel Posey, Arlo Hennings, Mittu Ravi, Houssem Sadki, Blake Miley, Sam Sharp, Alaya Sheikh, Sejal jain, Smitha Achar, Sejal jain, Christina Szeman, Auré, Williams, Hamza Sheikh, Nova Richards, Emilia Smith, Sebastian Wolf, Nicole Cooper, Emma K, Martha Lueck, Brian Baker, Hanna Muth, Nich Garza, Raphael Jerome, Cellar Door, Enda Harte, David Bates, Ante Miljak, Marrisa W., Mamnun Ahmed, Manika Manocha, Jana Van der Veer, Daniel Lawson, Lawren Bryan, Jessica Bianchi, Karlo Tasler, Justin Jimenez, Crypto Verse, Disha Menda, Veronica Charnell, Marco Masetti, Winta Assefa, Sammie, Anthony Lam, Deridian Nurhalim, Sahana, Elena Cooper, Triparna, ASAD EDUCATE, Niina’s Fairychamber, junaid Rajput, BudiaVolk, Oliver Pifferi, Teresa Young, Jennifer Pierce, Emesh HW, Noah Douglas, Matti B, Josh Clint, Crystal Kincaid, Handriyalos, Esthersylvia, Marcusanthony, Adriannaerys, Hannah Callisto, Lyca, Radz Bumantara, Daniel J Klein, Valesae Reilly (M.A), Nour Alhakk, Baskerville, Bonnie Kreitler, peter dohan,
Welcome new contributors joined SYNERGY:
Cal Axe, Abika, Sebastian Calderon, Dr Andrea Polzer, David Hockley, Ibrahim Kovan, Sue Moseley, Jessica Bianchi, Anurag Jain, bradley flora, Christina Szeman, Karla Parra, Kazi Ayaz Mahesar, David J Cervera, AbdulElah AlTamimi (Abi), Wendi Gordon, Graeme Sharpe, Kirsten Currie, Kelly Durso, Nathalie Clair, A. E. Engle, Leigh Hartzman, Marie-Sandra Trudelle, Stephen Fischer, Nam Nguyen, Harlow Journey, David Bates, geozee, Radhika Iyer, Melissa Timberlake, Christina Anna, Marrisa W., Mihai Brinas, Ryder Cash, Solo Ho, Jelita Wiedoko, The Data Magician, Will Dennis, Mamnun Ahmed, Jerry Landry, Diyah Dho, KP_the_writer, geozee, Arlo Hennings, Sam Sharp, Smitha Achar, Anton Lex, Auré, Emilia Smith, Sebastian Wolf, Nicole Cooper, Emma K, Martha Lueck, Brian Baker, Cellar Door, David Bates, Ante Miljak, Marrisa W., Mamnun Ahmed, Manika Manocha, Jana Van der Veer, Daniel Lawson, Lawren Bryan, Talya Adams, Jessica Bianchi, Karlo Tasler, Justin Jimenez, Crypto Verse, Disha Menda, Veronica Charnell, Marco Masetti, Winta Assefa, Anthony Lam, Deridian Nurhalim, Thomas D., Sahana, Elena Cooper, Niina’s Fairychamber, Sarkis Ardjian, BudiaVolk, Oliver Pifferi, Teresa Young,
Welcome new contributors joined ILLUMINATION-Curated
Claire Michaeljohn, Harlow Journey, David Bates, Diyah Dho, Marrisa W., Jana Van der Veer, Veronica Charnell, Cal Axe, Jennifer Pierce, Emesh HW, Noah Douglas, Matti B, Crystal Kincaid, Adriannaerys, Hannah Callisto, Lyca, Daniel J Klein, Nour Alhakk, Baskerville, Bonnie Kreitler, peter dohan,
Welcome new contributors joined ILLUMINATION Book Chapters
Joanna Montgomery, Antonio R. Viegas, Arlo Hennings, Eric Garner Johnson, Teresa Heffernan,
Welcome new contributors joined Technology Hits:
David Hockley, Ibrahim Kovan, Anurag Jain, Isacharlotte, Allyson Ray, A. E. Engle, Christina Anna, Marrisa W., Auctor Quick, The Data Magician, Diyah Dho, KP_the_writer, Eric Garner Johnson, Veronica Charnell,
I am editor of Editor of Technology Hits so please contact me when you need help.
Welcome new contributors joined Readers Hope, our new pub for raw content writers and avid readers
Abdullahshah, Dr Andrea Polzer, Jessica Bianchi, Graeme Sharpe, Marrisa W., Auctor Quick, Ryder Cash, Jelita Wiedoko, KP_the_writer, Christina Szeman, Emma K, Mamnun Ahmed, Eric Garner Johnson, Manika Manocha, Jana Van der Veer, Lawren Bryan, Talya Adams, Jessica Bianchi, Karlo Tasler, Justin Jimenez, Crypto Verse, Disha Menda, Veronica Charnell, Marco Masetti, Winta Assefa, Anthony Lam, Sahana, Elena Cooper, Triparna, Niina’s Fairychamber, Sarkis Ardjian, David Pahor, Wilfredo Resto, Cal Axe, BudiaVolk, Oliver Pifferi, Teresa Young, Jennifer Pierce, Emesh HW, Noah Douglas, Matti B, Crystal Kincaid, Adriannaerys, Hannah Callisto, Lyca, Daniel J Klein, Nour Alhakk, Bonnie Kreitler,
Our readers expect engaging, informative, and quality content. Volunteer editors strive to meet reader requirements and expectations. Please use this checklist before submitting your articles if you are a new writer or new to Medium.
You can find ILLUMINATION-related articles and writer resources on ILLUMINATION’s Blog publication. We moved them from the main publication to give more space to the stories of our contributors. We only keep a few recent and important ones on the front page of ILLUMINATION.
Please submit your best work to satisfy the needs of your regular readers. We suggest you submit type of stories that you want to read yourself. This is a golden rule for writers.
You must cite your copyright-free photos with source links. This is a non-negotiable Publication Policy. According to our policy, all photos must be captioned with source links.”Please see this resource for guidance: New policy about story photos on ILLUMINATION-Curated.
Medium does not accept plagiarism and duplicated content. Duplication is a platform offence. Plagiarism is illegal. Copyright Matters: Zero tolerance to plagiarism on ILLUMINATION.If you repurpose stories from other platforms please remember to use canonical links as advised in this story: Actually, Medium Favors You: Why do you need canonical links for your articles published on Medium?
You may submit three short-form stories per publication, if you want to. Details are in this story. 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…
Please check your private messages sent by our volunteer editors. If your private messages are turned off in settings, you cannot receive notifications hence your stories get delayed for publishing. You can find private notes on your story checking * sign. Editors might request you to fix issues of your story. Please address them quickly and inform editors.
Reviewing the quality checklist before submitting your stories can be helpful. New writers find this resource useful. Checklist for Quality Submissions: Improve the quality and readability of your stories.
These three stories can be useful to jumpstart your stories.
Publication guidelines. Publication Conduct Guidelines: Rules of engagement and cross-pollination at three levels.
How to Survive and Thrive on Medium: Essential guide to new writers. This article focuses on fundamentals points for new writers.
Medium allows affiliate links. You can add them to your stories. However, you need to declare them clearly: Use Of Affiliate Links On Medium: Guidance to writers who need to use affiliate links in stories. Dr Mehmet Yildiz has published a book about affiliate marketing on ILLUMINATION Book Chapters. It is free for Medium members. Here is the link to the first chapter: The Power of Digital Affiliate Marketing -Chapter 1: How Authors Can Write More And Earn Passive Income.
Social Media for Contributing Writers
We have several platforms and tools to amplify your stories. Details for each item can be found in this story. Here are some guides to get you started with our social media tools.
How to Get Started with Quora and Amplify Your Medium Stories
How to Get Started with Pinterest and Amplify Your Medium Stories
You may join the ILLUMINATION LinkedIn group from this link and post your articles links. If you are published author, Goodreads can be an ideal place to create visibility. Goodreads is a massive platform with 20 million members.
Our editors create daily digests. Here is a sample of our latest daily digest. This daily digest can be useful for writers to explore the stories of other writers in our publication. You can find them from this master collection:
Here is ILLUMINATION-Curated volumes. Outstanding Stories — Volume 83: Selected stories from top writers of ILLUMINATION-Curated. We keep a link to all volumes in this story. Stories on ILLUMINATION-Curated — All Volumes: Easy access to curated and outstanding stories.
Editors tweet your stories after reviewing and publishing them. ILLUMINATION Twitter Account: https://twitter.com/illum_official. You can follow Dr Mehmet Yildiz on Twitter and LinkedIn. He enjoys sharing your stories on social media. He has lots of followers. His social media posts get great views.
We automatically post your stories to a few large platforms using some productivity tools. This is a complementary service to our contributors. You can supplement by posting your stories to multiple platforms. Instructions to participate are in this story. Amplify Your Medium Stories with Facebook Pages and Groups: Use ILLUMINATION Facebook pages and group to create visibility for your Medium stories
We have FaceBook groups for our writers. I don’t have all the groups but you can find them on the Slack. One of them form memory is called SYNERGY. This can be our main external social network. Facebook Groups SYNERGY.
You can share your stories in Quora spaces. You can find the details in this story: How to Get Started with Quora and Amplify Your Medium Stories: Use Quora Spaces to create visibility for your Medium Stories. We automatically post your stories to our Linked page and groups.
We pin ILLUMINATION stories on Pinterest. How to Get Started with Pinterest and Amplify Your Medium Stories: Use Pinterest to create visibility for your Medium stories.
We syndicate links of your stories to several Flipboard magazines using Medium’s RSS service. Here are the links to Flipboard Magazines:
We have a writers community on Reddit. You can join this community to share links of your stories. Reddit is a great tool to create further visibility of your content. Here is more info: Do you want to increase the chance of your stories going viral on the Internet? Now, you have an opportunity to join our Reddit community designed for contributors of ILLUMINATION.
Story collections using tags and topics
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 summarised these collections.
Fiction writers can participate in a new series of writing competitions on Vocal. Invitation to Join the Summer Fiction Challenges, Offering Attractive Prizes: Create fiction stories, join competitions, earn income, and gain new readers. Vocal Media challenges can be accessed at this link.
Useful Resources for New Writers
We keep publication-related stories on the ILLUMINATION Blog. ILLUMINATION Blog: This publication holds all stories related to ILLUMINATION, ILLUMINATION-Curated, and ILLUMINATION’S MIRROR.
Here are the key ones to help new writers:
How to triple your writing income methodically. How To Triple Your Writing Income Methodically: Content development and marketing strategy for freelance writers, indie authors, and bloggers in difficult economic…
Guide on how to earn good money on Medium. How to earn good money on Medium: Answering a frequently asked question by new writers with realistic findings articulated in 10 proven and critical…
Here is a guide on how to create viral stories on Medium. How to Create Viral Stories on Medium: Patterns and Lessons learned from the content of successful writers on ILLUMINATION. How to increase the chance of your…
Can you make $10,000 on Medium in a month? Can you make $10,000 on Medium in a month? Yes, it is possible but you must have a clear strategy, persistence, and effort.
Guidance on how to make “Six-Figure Income” on Medium. How To Make Six-Figure Income On Medium: A quick taste from my realistic perspectives and editorial insights
Process and Procedures — Frequently Asked Questions. ILLUMINATION Process & Procedures: Answers to frequently asked question for writers and editors of ILLUMINATION publication.
A Practical Guide for Writers — Collection of Useful Stories. A Practical Guide for Writers: My collection for writing and writer performance on Medium
Learn about ILLUMINATION-Curated. References about ILLUMINATION-Curated can be accessed from this single story. Learn About ILLUMINATION-Curated: Essential articles about ILLUMINATION-Curated publication.
Writer bios from their pen. 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.
How to join ILLUMINATION YouTube Channel and share your videos. Invitation to ILLUMINATION YouTube Channel: Writers need visibility.
You can meet our Top Writers. Meet Top Writers on ILLUMINATION Featuring writers with top writer status writing for ILLUMINATION.
Meet editors of ILLUMINATION. Meet Editors of ILLUMINATION The powerful minds & leaders behind the success of a large publication on Medium.
Remember to link your Twitter handle to your Medium account. How to Link Your Twitter Handle to Your Medium Account: An easy, step by step guide with reasons to link your Twitter to your Medium account.
We can promote your publications. WRITERS INVITED TO PROMOTE THEIR PUBLICATIONS: A give back and collaboration initiative of ILLUMINATION to support visibility of writers.
Here are the publications owned by our writers. PUBLICATIONS OWNED BY ILLUMINATION WRITERS: Introducing eclectic and specialized publications created by writers contributing to ILLUMINATION.
Testimonials about ILLUMINATION. Testimonials for ILLUMINATION Thoughts and sentiments of ILLUMINATION writers.
Storybooks and publication indexing guidance. Storybooks and Indexing Publications: They work. Here is the evidence.
An Unexpected Move From Medium: A game changing approach to keep talent. Another Sunny And Joyful Day On Medium: Many engaging writers received substantial bonuses, and they are grateful.
Here is a story to help you become a top writer. How To Become A Top Writer In Three Months. An experience-based practical guide for new writers on Medium
Collaboration With Other Writers. Here is information about our Slack Workspace An Introduction to ILLUMINATION Slack Workspace No more solo riding: Join Slack group, collaborate with your fellow writers and enjoy the vitality of our joyful…
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.
Our 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, Diya Saini
Recent Onboarding Packs
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There are many more but it is not possible to link all. These ones can get you started finding accounts of recently joined writers.
Featured stories on ILLUMINATION
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We will add all featured stories in a collection soon.
Writer Biographies
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