ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications are excited to offer a new service to raw content writers on Medium. Everyone is welcome. Readers Hope is an entry publication to give voice to absolute beginners. Thousands of readers want to express their thoughts and emotions, but they don't know how and where to start. Through his interactions, Dr Yildiz has identified this need and designed this publication based on his customers' analysis, experience with six successful publications, and his Design Thinking method coupled with an experimental and agile approach. Many beginners got disappointed and discouraged by severe rejections from established publications. He knows that rejections hurt. Witnessing these unfortunate situations on this platform caused by elitist mindset, Dr Yildiz found ILLUMINATION in March 2020. In a short time, the publication created unprecedented interest by writers and readers. It became one of the significant publications on this platform, now serving 11,600 writers and thousands of readers. In a year, stories published on ILLUMINATION received millions of views and thousands of reading times. Many stories went viral. The publication has become a catalyst for transforming thousands of new writers into experienced ones. In addition, some beginners made substantial progress via support from this publication, and they had a chance to publish their content on established publications. Many of these writers even achieved top writer status and gained a substantial reader base. This important value to writers was well recognized and encouraged Dr Yildiz to establish six more publications in niche domains to cater needs of storytellers. He always created visibility and featured stories with help from his editors. More information about this initiative https://medium.com/illumination/vision-and-mission-of-readers-hope-b53450864370