The Rise of Exceptional Talent in ILLUMINATION
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> "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit." — Aristotle
I recently introduced a new writing challenge on my bulletin, and I'm thrilled to report that 24 writers have accepted the challenge and submitted their outstanding stories. I've compiled these submissions into an accessible article for our readers, and your feedback on these stories would be greatly appreciated, as it helps to promote your contributions and engage our audience.
Discover the Outstanding Narratives from ILLUMINATION Writers
#### Self-selected and assessed narratives by ILLUMINATION writers medium.com
Expanding Our Writing Challenge
I propose extending our current writing initiative. With the best stories now highlighted, I encourage each writer to select one or more peers to review their chosen narratives.
What does this activity entail?
Review each story in a group. Provide comments, share the stories on Twitter, and write a short note reflecting what you learned from each one. You can share your insights in a piece titled “Review of Stories [Insert Name].”
Why do I advocate for this activity?
Here are five compelling reasons:
- You have an excellent opportunity to showcase someone else's work.
- You can gain deeper insights by reviewing multiple pieces from a single writer.
- This fosters a stronger relationship with the writer, turning them into a supporter of your work.
- You’ll learn new writing techniques, explore fresh topics, and enhance your knowledge.
- This initiative can lead to unexpected connections and collaborations.
I look forward to reading your review pieces, as they will foster collaboration among our writers, inform our audience, and provide a richer reading experience with diverse options. By participating, we can significantly enrich our offerings to our readers.
We Must Increase Daily Traffic!
To boost views and readership for our stories, we need to attract more daily traffic to our publication. This responsibility falls on every writer. A straightforward approach is leveraging Twitter effectively. Medium has automated this process for us; all you need to do is connect your Twitter account to Medium and click the Twitter icon whenever you read a story. I emphasize this point because it's vital for our success.
Unfortunately, only about 20% of our writers have linked their Twitter accounts to Medium. To assist the remaining 80%, I have created a simple guide detailing how to accomplish this task. It’s easy and straightforward!
#### How to Link Your Twitter Handle to Your Medium Account
##### A simple, step-by-step guide with reasons to link your Twitter to your Medium account medium.com
I recommend that every writer create a Twitter account and link it to their Medium profile. More importantly, make it a routine to click the Twitter icon for each story you read. This simple action has the potential for significant serendipitous outcomes. Content platforms thrive on traffic.
What Are ILLUMINATION Writers Creating Today?
Here’s a collection of stories that I was able to add to our distribution list today. Thank you for your comments which enhance the visibility of your excellent work.
#### Surprises & Bonuses for Readers
##### 1800+ writers illuminating 16,300+ readers medium.com
One purpose of this daily distribution is to provide easy access to our stories. I encourage everyone to enjoy as many narratives as possible from this list. If your story isn't included, please comment with a link to it. As a publication team, we strive to do our best, but we need collective effort. Each writer should take responsibility for promoting their own stories. Our growth is rooted in support, synergy, and collaboration.
Let’s check our publication page for more stories.
Many additional stories can be found on our publication page.
#### ILLUMINATION
##### We curate and share exceptional articles across various fields to create fusion and synergy. medium.com
I'm pleased to announce that the Medium Blogging Guide has recognized ILLUMINATION as one of the top 10 fiction hosting publications. You can check out the article linked here and leave a brief comment about your experience with ILLUMINATION if you're a fiction writer. Our readers have a keen interest in fiction.
#### Medium Fiction Publications
##### Discover new Medium fiction publications seeking submissions medium.com
New Writers Who Joined ILLUMINATION Today
20 new writers have joined our publication today, bringing our total to 1816 writers. A warm welcome to our new members: Alloyce Lugoma, Isaiah McCall, Sahar Sharjeal, Andrew Poletto, Smruti Hingnikar, Sri Harsha, Ali, Ms. Rai, Rebecca Stevens, TheSkepticalStatistician, Peggy Nazer, Ilya Frid, MS, Jeremy Sam, Rochelle Newman, Nick Baldomar, Taha Rasool, Steve Hutchins, Sakshi Kharbanda, Bo Stapler, MD, Eric Sutherland.
> IMPORTANT NOTE TO NEW WRITERS: To ensure timely publication of your stories, please provide proper credits for photos and information sourced from others. This is a common cause of delays. If your private messages are turned off, we lack another way to contact you. If your article hasn't been published within 48 hours, please reach out to me via this link.
I've received numerous inquiries from new writers about how to submit stories to our publication. Please refer to the attached article for a step-by-step guide from our editor Timothy Key.
#### How to Submit Your Article to ILLUMINATION
##### Once you are added as a writer, here’s what you need to do to get your story published. medium.com
ILLUMINATION Slack Channel
We have established a collaborative platform for writers via Slack, with over 385 members. Today, I added several new writers to our Slack channel. Thank you for your interest in joining our collaboration and innovation lab. New writers are encouraged to join our Slack to engage and collaborate with other inspiring writers. We discuss editorial matters, Medium policies, content quality, and overall writing skill enhancement. You can request an invitation to Slack from this link. Please specify Request for Slack in the subject line as I receive many other requests.
You can refer to this story by Timothy Key for guidance on how to use Slack if you are unfamiliar with it.
#### How to Communicate Using Slack, Even If You Are a Newbie
##### A basic tutorial to get you started on Slack medium.com
Please also review our processes and procedures for further insights into our publication.
#### ILLUMINATION Process & Procedures
##### Answers to frequently asked questions for writers and editors of the ILLUMINATION publication medium.com
Featured Writer Bios Today
At the request of our writers, we are now featuring three writer bio stories daily.
Sylvia Love Johnson
#### Introducing: Sylvia Love Johnson
##### A Vivid Dreamer, Inspirational Writer, 7th Art Enthusiast. medium.com
Tom Byers
#### Introducing Tom Byers
##### Writer for ILLUMINATION and Spiritual Tree medium.com
Chris Hedges
#### I’m Chris!
##### It’s a pleasure to meet you medium.com
Over 200 writers have introduced themselves through their stories so far. This is a fantastic opportunity for our writers to showcase their portfolios. I encourage all new writers to create an introductory article. We compile these introductions, maintain this resource on the front page of our publication, and share the file with our 16,000+ readers. Please see the attached bio document as a guide for creating your bios. Our readers are interested in learning about our writers. If your bio is absent from this list, please comment with a link to your story.
#### Discover ILLUMINATION Writers
##### BIOs of writers from their own words medium.com
Featured Interview Stories on the Publication Page
We will feature three writer interview stories each day. Today, we highlighted inspiring interviews that I conducted with:
Jill Ebstein
#### Interview with Jill Ebstein
##### Featuring creative writers of ILLUMINATION medium.com
Ming Qian
#### Interview with Ming Qian
##### Featuring creative writers of ILLUMINATION medium.com
Holly Jahangiri
#### Interview with Holly Jahangiri
##### Featuring creative writers of ILLUMINATION medium.com
I have been interviewing our writers to showcase their profiles and remarkable stories. I added a few more interview pieces today. You can read these interviews from the attached story. If you are a writer with ILLUMINATION and would like to be interviewed, please send a request through this link with the title "Interview Request."
#### Interviews with Writers
##### Featuring inspiring writers of ILLUMINATION medium.com
Featured Stories Today
We featured 12 stories from our talented writers today. These stories will be highlighted on the front page for 24 hours for easy access.
Tina L. Smith
#### My Secret Life as a Gig Worker
##### Professional by day, “dasher” by night medium.com
Pepper Lowe
#### My Father Refuses to Wear a Mask
##### And I can’t change his mind. medium.com
Mukundarajan V N
#### America, Awake and Arise
##### The World is watching you medium.com
Dr. Michael Heng
#### Feeding Your Entrepreneurial Spirit
##### How to Unleash the Entrepreneur in You medium.com
Danielle Tantone
#### I’m Almost Positive My Covid-19 Test Will be Negative, but…
##### I got tested for Covid-19 on Tuesday. And now I wait for results. At home, quietly. medium.com
Robert Nelson
#### Wolf Whispers — Chapter Sixteen
##### The war expands its horizons. medium.com
Conny Manero
#### The Holdout — Graham Moore
##### Guilty or not guilty medium.com
Woei T
#### Calling For Stories of Kindness
##### A little compassion goes a long way medium.com
Claire Elaine
#### We Encompass
##### Never are you forsaken medium.com
Harun Re?it Aydin
#### How Much Can You Sacrifice for Someone’s Happiness?
##### It was years ago when I was on a vacation in a Hotel in Mallorca.. medium.com
Marcus Musick
#### 5 Email Security Tips You Should Always Remember
##### Simple ways to stay safe while checking your email. medium.com
Lisa Gastaldo
#### Dear Twenty-Something Self: Your Dreams Aren’t Going to Come True and I’m Good With That
##### I can’t go back to yesterday — because I was a different person then. — Lewis Carroll medium.com
Stories Distributed from ILLUMINATION to Medium Topics
Seven exceptional stories were distributed across multiple Medium topics today. Each narrative is unique and well-crafted. It’s a privilege to have early access to these outstanding works from our publication. Daily, audiences from new topics encounter ILLUMINATION through the contributions of our creative writers.
> A story by Sharon Hurley Hall was distributed to #travel #race #equality.
#### Business Travel While Black: Why I’m Not a Rule Breaker
##### True stories of “random” selection and respectability politics medium.com
> A story by Dakota Duncan was distributed to #self.
#### Are You Balancing Self-Help with Self-Care?
##### If you could spend a year working mainly on self-improvement, would you do it? medium.com
> A story by Patrícia S. Williams was distributed to #self #mindfulness.
#### 5 Positive Psychology Strategies That Will Improve Your Life
##### What you focus on, grows. medium.com
> A story by Rosennab was distributed to #race #equality.
#### Systemic Oppression Made Clear
##### In 2020, can you see me now? medium.com
> A story by Michelle Marie Warner was distributed to #self #mental health.
#### When You’re Impatient Because of Unclear Boundaries
##### It’s time to reestablish limits to get your needs met medium.com
> A story by Ryan Frawley was distributed to #creativity #writing.
#### Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark Source of Creativity
##### The devil always has the best tunes. medium.com
> A story by Taylor O'Connor was distributed to #self #relationship.
#### 10 Tips for Engaging With Rabidly Confrontational People
##### Everyone has the capacity to manage and transform conflict medium.com
As ILLUMINATION continues to host a significant number of high-quality stories distributed to relevant topics, I compiled these narratives. My goal is to promote awareness of these exceptional stories so that our new writers can draw inspiration from them, improve their craft, and increase their chances of being curated by Medium curators. You can find the complete list in the attached story, which I update regularly.
#### Curation Stars of ILLUMINATION
##### Easy Access to Distributed Articles to Medium Topics medium.com
Content Quality Focus
Our current writers understand our commitment to excellence. We strive to elevate the quality of your stories and deliver an enjoyable reading experience to our followers. Quality is an ongoing process. I've observed a consistent improvement in the quality of our submissions, reflected in the increasing curation rate.
> New writers: please ensure that you check your stories for typos, spelling, and grammar errors before submitting them to the publication. Our readers deserve high-quality narratives.
We have several volunteer editors available to proofread for writers from non-English speaking backgrounds. You can find volunteers in our Slack channel. One of the recommended proofreading tools is Grammarly.
ILLUMINATION Social Media Links
We share our stories on the following platforms. We encourage our new writers to join and follow these links.
Twitter — Facebook — LinkedIn — Flipboard — YouTube — Pinterest
You can also explore our syndicated content: Blogs, Publisher Spotlight.
Invitation for Interested Writers to Join ILLUMINATION
If you would like to become a writer for our growing and supportive publication, please leave a message via this link. We curate valuable content for our readers, raise awareness, and enhance the visibility of our articles to a broader audience. We also promote Medium articles on social media to attract new readers and subscribers.
> If you have already applied through other means and have not been added to the publication yet, please try again by directly contacting me. Some messages can easily be overlooked in articles.
Several new top writers have joined us. We now have 1750+ writers, and the more diverse our team, the better we can serve our global audience with insightful content.
> Please see an article by Timothy Key on writer invitations.
#### Become a Writer for ILLUMINATION!
##### Join one of the fastest-growing and inclusive publications on the Medium platform medium.com
Twitter — Facebook — LinkedIn — Flipboard — YouTube — Pinterest
JOIN ILLUMINATION WRITERS ON OUR NEW YOUTUBE CHANNEL
#### ILLUMINATION
##### This channel is created by Dr. Mehmet Yildiz to showcase materials from the writers of the ILLUMINATION publication on Medium… www.youtube.com