Articles I enjoyed reading and curating from ILLUMINATION publications
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I’m a volunteer editor, content curator, and media coordinator of ILLUMINATION publications. My name is AidenI enjoy helping, welcoming, and adding new writers to our pubs, so you can start submitting stories soon. I also own two pubs, Gaming and Videos/Podcasts topics.
I focus on Substack as Medium does not work for me anymore, and I have also started teaching about Substack on Udemy. So I understand the challenges of freelance writers, especially new ones. Now I have a new series on Medium sharing the scripts of my Substack courses.
I have been curating stories on Medium for a while and completed 318 collections. My curator colleague Dr Michael suggested that I share some of stories published on ILLUMINATION at Digitalmehmet content Ecosystem.
Dr Broadly is an experienced editor and curator. He introduced our curation process in post earlier today.
I also add new writers to ILLUMINATION and its sister publications everyday and introduce them via mini onboarding packs like this latest one today. New writers need to check our master onboarding pack which includes all our policies and submission guidelines. I link it here in case you missed it before.
Links to our submission guidelines:
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Here is a list of stories I curated from ILLUMINATION publication on Medium.com today. I believe there is something for everyone in this eclectic collection. When you read a story please consider leaving a comment on it and also follow the writer and share their stories.
Featured Stories for Your Enjoyment Today
From Zero to Substack Hero Videos Now On Substack Aiden (Owner of Illumination Gaming)
Finding Comfort in Blocks: How Minecraft Eased My First Time Loneliness and Intense Grief at 17 by myself.
How Gaming Gave Me a Second Youth and a Few Senior Moments Worth Laughing About Mike Broadly, DHSc
Here’s How I Improved My VO2max After My 60s with Persistence and Guidance. Mike Broadly, DHSc
The Expression / Mutation Impacts of the Longevity Genes Klotho, FOXO3, SIRT1, APOE, BRCA Dr Mehmet Yildiz
What’s a Landing Page and Why Freelancers, Startups, & Book Authors Need Many Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Editor’s Secrets — The Real Tea Brooklyn Grace (editor) This is an important story for new writers from an experienced editor so I am featuring it.
Digitalmehmet Michael Atkinson
From Zero to Substack Hero Videos Now On Substack Aiden (Owner of Illumination Gaming)
Finding Comfort in Blocks: How Minecraft Eased My First Time Loneliness and Intense Grief at 17 by myself.
How Gaming Gave Me a Second Youth and a Few Senior Moments Worth Laughing About Mike Broadly, DHSc
Here’s How I Improved My VO2max After My 60s with Persistence and Guidance. Mike Broadly, DHSc
The Expression / Mutation Impacts of the Longevity Genes Klotho, FOXO3, SIRT1, APOE, BRCA Dr Mehmet Yildiz
What’s a Landing Page and Why Freelancers, Startups, & Book Authors Need Many Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Editor’s Secrets — The Real Tea Brooklyn Grace (editor) This is an important story for new writers from an experienced editor so I am featuring it.
How Gaming and Gamification Gave Me a New Life in My Elderly Years Mike Broadly, DHSc
Why You’ll Never Heal Until You Stop Thinking Like a Victim Billy Poon
Wanna Lose Weight? Focus On Your Lifestyle Instead of Numbers Blake Shields
Why Women Who Want More Are Always Labeled ‘Too Much’ Damilola Abiola-Tikare
Insightful Conversations with Hamid Akhtar, Guiding Freelancers Dr Mehmet Yildiz
When an Email Seems Too Formal to Be Fake for Financial or Altruistic Investors Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Why I Turned My SEO Education Into a Practical Book for Creators Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Clarity Begins with Questions: How Self-Reflection Unlocks Real Change. Godsgift
Until What Age is it Normal to Breast Feed? I Knew SomeoneWho Did Until Age 9. Jamie Sonave
You’re not weak for expecting too much — You are Human jsmn.
How to Build a Brand Around What You’re Already Writing Justiss Goode — Content Strategist
Become the Lightning: Writing from the Center of the Storm Karrie Loomis
Everything You Think You Need Is Built On A Lie — And It’s Not Your Fault Kratagya Tripathi
I Traveled To All Countries In The World And Here’s What I Found Lex
This “Healthy” Morning Routine Was Ruining My Hormones Lily Wright, RDN
🚀 7 Free Tools to Supercharge Your Writing (Even If You’re a One-Finger Typist) Lookattheant
I Tried 5 Instagram Growth Tools — One Clearly Outperformed the Rest Lukman Aufbau
The Male Gaze: How Media Turns Women into Objects, Not Characters Mad Mahaa
Digging for Treasure: What Feynman Taught Me About the Hunt for a Passio Mark Sanford, Ph.D.
How to Become a Digital Marketer: The Ultimate 90-Day Plan Md Nabil Hossain | BBA
Mike’s Favorite Stories on ILLUMINATION Publications — #242 Mike Broadly, DHSc
Medium Writers: This Is the Fastest Way to Monetize Your Posts Najfywrites
Still Saying “I Don’t Have Time for This”? Let Me Interrupt You pankhuriwrites
Is Future Settled or Open? — My Journey To Open Theism Rannie M. Peralta
The Unexpected Gift My Baby Gave Me — Before Even Being Born Saswati Mookherjee
4 Ridiculously Simple Habits That Reset My Metabolism (and Kept Me Lean) Shaheen Parween
Growth You Can’t See Is Still Growth-The Bamboo Lesson We All Forget Somya Golchha
Why Millennials Are Falling for ‘Therapy-Proof’ Partners ? Soulitinerary
Stop Reading 50 Books a Year — Do This Instead Spiritworth — Be Your Plan B
Why was Japan so Innovative in the 1900s? The Rise of Sony, Panasonic, Toshiba, ….. Syed Muhammad Ali
Most Writers Are Doing It Wrong and That’s Why They’re Broke The Human Project
How Identity Work Can Sound Like a Love Song in Reverse Becca ∞
Is Claude 4 Opus About to Steal Your First Dev Job? A 2025 AI Agent Revolution Guide for New Grads Vilakshan Vinasirajan | Ph.D. Computer Engineering
The Ice Bath You Never Took (But Already Felt) Vishal Parmar
LLMs.txt is Going Viral in the SEO World. But Do You Actually Need One? Yemi Oyedepo
The First Time I Learned About The Power Of Thought! ifOnlyi…by Ollie
There’s Something So Emotive About Old Photographs Glyn Bawden
This Difference Between Sexist Older Men and Younger Boys Terrifies Me 𝑹𝑰𝑵𝑰 🔥🌶️
Maybe Love Isn’t About Being Perfect. Maybe It’s About Being… Affordable. hernowoadin
10 Spring Boot Security Best Practices You Can’t Ignore in 2025 🪪 Jaytech
How Spiritual Leaders Are Using AI + ChatGPT Prompts Joel Salinas
Your Kindness is a Beautiful Reflection of Your Creator John C. Davis
The Gift Of Peace: How We Can Cultivate Harmony With Others Justine Jacob
The Transience Of Power: A Quiet Reflection On Life And Mortality Justine Jacob
Interdisciplinary Insights: Boosting Innovation and Problem-Solving Skills Keith Williams
Find Your Focus: The Surprising Link Between Stillness and Clarity Keith Williams
Why Do Kids Love Reading the Same Book Over and Over? Leslie
Quick Ways to Continue Writing Even With Added Life Responsibilities Manisha Dhalani
I Told My Husband I Wasn’t Attracted to Him… Then He Saw Me Kiss Another Man Mts
Passive Income for Writers: The $7 Sale That Changed My Life Najfywrites
When You’re Not Around, I Say Everything I’m Afraid to Say. Najfywrites
Emotional Intelligence: How Your Feelings Control Your Choices NidoDesigns
Design Thinking: The Art of Solving Problems Preetham Prasanna
Increase Reads and Followers With These 6 Powerful Free Writing Tools Sheen johns
A Trip to Tamil Nadu Taught Me How Quickly We Judge What We Don’t Understand Somya Golchha
5 Signs You’re Not Just Crushing — You’re Actually in Love The Observer’s Pen
My Anxiety Didn’t Go Away… But Here’s What I Did Instead The Observer’s Pen
6 Things Women Secretly Want from a Relationship Thinks Of Nadir
Get Better at Anything: 3 Proven Tips Williams Olaide Oladele
How Gaming and Gamification Gave Me a New Life in My Elderly Years Mike Broadly, DHSc
If you do lots of procrastination like me by playing games and neglecting work, here is a story which helped me to defeat it and become more productive recently.
4 Reasons We Procrastinate and 10 Steps to Overcome Them.
Understanding the reasons and the consequences can solve half of the problem, but the other half requires action.medium.com
I loved this new book introduction with a lucid dream attached to it by Dr Yildiz:
Introduction to Cellular Intelligence
Stronger Mitochondria, Sharper Brain, and Healthier Life at Any Agemedium.com
I hope you find something interesting in this list.
A Warm Welcome to New Writers Who Joined Us Yesterday
As usual, I keep introducing new writers daily. Here are the ones I introduced yesterday and today, and you can explore their profiles and stories. New writers need support to grow their audience. I add new ones in each collection to help them grow with reader support.
Onboarding New Writers Joining ILLUMINATION Publications Today: #144
Welcome and an acknowledgment of your acceptance to ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications on Medium, with helpful links…medium.com
New writers, please check out the onboarding pack before sending your first drafts
Master Copy for 2025: Onboarding Information for New Writers of ILLUMINATION Integrated…
Welcome and information pack for new contributors to our supportive Publications on Medium, now integrating with…medium.com
Please review these guidelines if you submit your drafts to any of these publications.
ILLUMINATION, Curated Newsletters, SYNERGY (Newsletter Booster), Technology Hits, Health and Science,ILLUMINATION Book Chapters, Readers Hope, ILLUMINATION Gaming,Videos/Podcasts, Magnetic Newsletter Pro, and Substack Mastery Boost.
Welcome to the ILLUMINATION Writing Academy on Substack. Details are in the description section of this video. I can’t wait to see what you will be offering.
ILLUMINATION Writing Academy — Video Introduction on YouTube
I created a short video to introduce our first public publication on Substackmedium.com
Thank you for reading, commenting, and sharing this post.
Here is my latest story related to my education program From Zero to Substack Hero on Udemy:
Udemy Still Confuses Substack with Substance
But My 3 Courses of From Zero to Substack Hero Still Made It to the Top 4 When People Searched for “Substack”medium.com
I also began sharing my video scripts on Medium, hoping they might help freelance writers. Sadly, Medium’s algorithm gave them the cold shoulder — no distribution, no visibility, not even a courtesy wave to my 20,000+ followers.
So I am now blogging them on our community site where everyone is welcome, and they will also live proudly in my Substack media publication this month. I also created a landing page for my course From Zero to Substack Hero with encouragement by Dr Mehmet Yildiz who host it. He also invited other freelance writers to focus on landing pages in a story lately. It is a must read story as it can change your growth:
What’s a Landing Page and Why Freelancers, Startups, & Book Authors Need Many
A sample chapter from my upcoming book, Smart Email Marketing and Content Integration for Startups and Freelancersmedium.com
To all creators out there: if your work is being silenced or overlooked, do not take it personally. Find your space, build your audience, and keep going. The Internet is big enough for all of us — and growing communities like ours are proof of that.
Here is to platforms that share, support, and uplift.
You can access the videos of From Zero to Substack Hero Udemy course by subscribing as a basic member for my publication Technology, Gaming, Movies, and Social Media.
Technology, Gaming, Movies, and Social Media | Aiden MC | Substack
This newsletter is to inform and inspire my readers. Click to read Technology, Gaming, Movies, and Social Media, by…aidenmc.substack.com
If you prefer taking the on Udemy, you can use my instructor discount vouchers from the following links:
If you prefer to become a student on Udemy, I have provided significant discounts. Here are the links to discount vouchers for the three levels I created.
From Zero to Substack Hero — Level 1, but still comprehensive
I will publish level 4 soon. Here is what Level 4 is about which I introduced on Illumination Substack Mastery YouTube channel.
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If you want some inspiration for Substack especially if you are a YouTuber, TikToker, or Podcasters, you may check out this story.
I will soon start a series of blog posts and TikTok videos to give bite size insights from these videos for education and inspiration purposes as give back to the community.
Celebrating My First 50 Students on Udemy and First 500 Subscribers on Substack
As an appreciation, I offer a 33% discount (max I can do) to my Medium and Substack Friends, and I also donated my…medium.com
I am the owner of the Illumination Videos/Podcasts publication so you are welcome to share links to your YouTube/TikTok videos and podcasts from Substack. Here is the link to the submission guidelines to get you started.
ILLUMINATION Videos and Podcasts: Submission Guidelines 2023
Guidance to writers, podcasters, and YouTubers to write better stories on Mediummedium.com
Here is an inspiring story for YouTubers, TikTokers, and Podcasters.
If You Are a YouTuber, TikToker, or Podcaster, You Might Do Well on Substack
A TikToker recently joined Substack gained thousands of paid subscribersmedium.com
I am a founding member of the Substack Mastery Boost Pilot which was beautifully articulated by my good friend Mike Broadly, DHSc. He explained the value of in a recent story. I am also founding member of this community and enjoy the benefits.
We Are Building a Creative Support Path for Freelance Writers in 2025
We will offer customized services based on the needs of creators, freelancers, and content entrepreneurs with…medium.com
All funds earned from these courses and books will go to the Substack Mastery Boost Pilot program which we initiated in November 2024 which is planned to take until December 2025. Then in 2026 it will be a low cost education and marketing service for freelance writers.
We also opened our first public publication on Substack. It is called ILLUMINATION Writing Academy. Our chief editor Dr Mehmet Yildiz wrote the submission guidelines.
ILLUMINATION Writing Academy: Submission Guidelines 2025
An introduction to our first public publication on $ubstackmedium.com
He published the first curated story written by Yana G.Y. which might inspire and educate you. Yana as a high performer built a business from the scrach, became a bestselling Substack author, earned her first $10,000 and shared her strategy with us.
The First Curated Story of ILLUMINATION Writing Academy
“In August 2024, I Made a Decision that Changed Everything” by Yana G.Y.medium.com
You may check out some landing pages from our community blogs to meet them. Every writer needs a page like that.
If you are a new reader, check out some of my most loved stories from different topics in my writing collection on this platform.
Gaming, Fun, and Humor: The Lifelines That Rescued Me From Social Media’s Grip on My Life
AI Can Now Create Photorealistic Videos From Just a Text Prompt
Finding Comfort in Blocks: How Minecraft Eased My First Time Loneliness and Intense Grief at 17
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