Outstanding Narratives — Volume 4: Celebrating Six Months of ILLUMINATION
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Happy Sunday,
Today marks the six-month anniversary of the ILLUMINATION publication, and Dr. Mehmet Yildiz shares his insights.
Six Months Ago: ILLUMINATION's Journey from Concept to Reality
Key Takeaways for Writers and Readers from Our Success So Far
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ILLUMINATION-Curated is a carefully selected anthology of high-quality narratives. This unique platform showcases exceptional stories from accomplished Medium writers.
The remarkable array of narratives featured in ILLUMINATION-Curated spans diverse styles, themes, and subjects. Most of these curated pieces cover multiple topics on Medium.
While our collection comprises hundreds of stories, this volume highlights recently submitted tales alongside previously featured contributions, aimed at offering readers a daily glimpse of what we have to offer.
We have released three volumes to our beta readers, who showed a significant increase in engagement metrics.
Outstanding Narratives — Volume 1
Selected Stories from Top Writers of ILLUMINATION-Curated
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Outstanding Narratives — Volume 2
Selected Stories from Top Writers of ILLUMINATION-Curated
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Outstanding Narratives — Volume 3
Selected Stories from Top Writers of ILLUMINATION-Curated
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