Meet John: Why I Joined Illumination
And why I continue writing for this crazy, synergistic publication
Let’s be honest, this publication is wild. All over the place.
And it works.
It fits.
It’s as it says, synergistic, welcoming.
There’s a lot of energy here. A lot of support.
When I first started writing on Medium, I had poured my heart into some stories I had written and then I posted them into the vastness of Medium only to be swallowed up into obscurity. As I’ve met others on here, this seems to be the common way of getting started.
I didn’t really know how to use Medium yet. I didn’t know how to engage with other writers. I didn’t know how to support and be supported. I just posted my stories and let them be with most of my feedback coming from those on Facebook and Twitter which was great, but I was really trying to figure out how to connect on Medium with people I didn’t already know.
I started getting some stories picked up by publications and even curated but I didn’t feel like I really figured out Medium until I connected with other writers. The key wasn’t in getting published or curated but in the mutual support and encouragement of fellow writers.
