Summary

Chuck Roast, a top writer on Illumination, proposes a community-building initiative by encouraging writers to tag and prompt five lesser-known followers to write and publish articles, fostering a supportive environment for emerging voices.

Abstract

Chuck Roast, a prominent figure on the Illumination platform, acknowledges his influential position and calls for a collective effort to highlight new writers. He suggests that established writers select five followers at random and prompt them to create content, thereby expanding the diversity of voices and perspectives on the platform. Roast emphasizes the welcoming nature of Illumination, which ensures that new writers will receive support, publication, and constructive feedback. He also playfully notes that this initiative could potentially challenge his top position, though he is confident in his continued popularity. The proposal aims to motivate dormant writers, provide them with an opportunity to showcase their talent, and enhance the overall content variety on Illumination.

Opinions

Chuck Roast believes he is magnanimous and caring for proposing a system that gives other writers a chance to be recognized.
He admits to enjoying the attention he receives but feels it's time to share the spotlight.
Roast is somewhat competitive and acknowledges that he is unlikely to be surpassed by the writers he prompts, yet he is open to the challenge.
He finds humor in the possibility of irritating some of the tagged writers, though that is not his primary intention.
Roast is critical of the lack of diversity in the writers frequently mentioned in interviews and seeks to rectify this by bringing attention to lesser-known authors.
He is self-deprecating about his own name being omitted from interviews, attributing it to a typo.
Roast encourages top writers to participate in this initiative, suggesting they could discover "glorious writers" among their followers.
He expresses a genuine interest in reading the new content generated by this exercise and emphasizes the importance of mental health and community support.
Roast concludes with a call to action, inviting participation and promising to engage with the responses, while also promoting his own social media presence for further interaction.

Why You Should Randomly Tag Some of Your Quieter Followers With a Prompt

Let’s get more writers on Illumination, not just followers!

It’s no secret that I am one of the top writers on Illumination. People love me, and they love my witty sense of humor. Women want to be with me, men want to be me, babies want to shake my hand.

It’s not really fair that I get all of this attention. There are so many other writers who deserve the chance to try and be me.

And since I am so caring and benevolent, I’d like to give those writers a chance to be heard. What, you say? But Chuck, you’ve worked so hard to get to the top. Why would you risk it all?

Well, that’s just the kinda guy I am. Besides, it’s highly unlikely someone will dethrone me. I’m far more beloved than they ever will be.

So here is my proposition: With over 14,500 followers of ILLUMINATION, most of whom, I presume, are writers themselves, I thought it would be interesting for us to randomly choose from our own followers, or the list of ILLUMINATION followers, just five names and ask them to write an article. They would, of course, tag us back, as well as four of their own followers and ask them to write from a prompt as well.

And with ILLUMINATION, we know they will get published, read, clapped and commented on. What better encouragement for someone to throw the covers off their heads, get out of bed, and write! You cannot be a writer if you do not write. And ILLUMINATION is the best spot because it is safe and friendly and supportive

The purpose behind this exercise is not to irritate people (though there are some I may tag just TO irritate them). No, the purpose is to give them a chance to show us their voice and exercise their writing chops. It will also give us more choices of articles to read from vastly different perspectives.

Please, if you don’t want to play, that’s okay. Just ignore the tag and prompt, crawl back into bed, and hide from the world. No one will think poorly of you.

I mean, I don’t mind reading the same 20 or so writers all the time. I really enjoy their writing. But I did notice in many of the interviews the Doc did with ILLUMINATION writers that many of the same writers were mentioned as favorites, and many of those writers are pretty prolific. Unfortunately, the Doc seemed to omit my name from some of those interviews, but I am sure that was just a typo.

So, what do you say? Is this legal? If not, do it anyway and let’s get some of these writers out of their comfort zones.

And you top writers #2–20? Grab a name or two from your followers and tag them on your next article and ask them to write something and tag you back. Then when they do, comment and encourage. I am sure we will find some glorious writers out there.

So, here is my prompt: If you were Chuck Roast and received this prompt, what would you write about?

Don’t be offended, but I am going to tag 5 writers whose names I do not recognize from articles. You may be a prolific writer, and if you are, sorry I don’t recognize your name. But please write something anyway. Aim for the humorous and/or the satire.

First five: Alex Arpala Teenagr America Zed Daniel Lawson and just for fun, Eli Snow, who confounded me earlier with her poetry.

Whattaya say, folks? Give it a try. Nothing to lose.

And I wholeheartedly look forward to reading it. Don’t forget to tag me.

Mental Health is more important today than ever. If you are feeling down, reach out and talk with someone. I hope you got a laugh out of this, and it helped lighten your mood.

Chuck Roast is a writer, author, word generator, hack, scribbler, literary genius, penman, scribe, litterateur, poet in residence (my house), satirist, and humorist (“humourist” for those of you who like the “incorrect” spelling)for Medium and the publication Illumination, among others, a Top Writer in Satire and Humor, owner/editor/writer of his own Publication, Dad-Bods, which is currently sitting idle while he develops his social media skills and gains more exposure through manipulation of said social media. He was recently curated for the first time, in Poetry, for his poetic story, Remember the Founders and Their Reasons.

Here are the links to his accounts, LinkedIn, Twitter. Comments are always appreciated. Thanks for reading. Write On! Write well, write good, and write enough!

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