You don't choose to be a writer, it chooses you. — In all honesty I really don’t feel that I chose to become a writer, I think it was more of a case of it choosing me. Something reached across the sky and touched me and that was it. As a child I enjoyed writing and at the age of ten…

I am so much more than meets the eye — Well, all you guys on Illumination-Curated know me as Liam Ireland, writer and editor at Illumination. Just like the rest of you I write articles, short stories and poetry, which I submit to this wonderful writers platform. I must admit that even as a professional writer in a previous life…

A collection of my best short stories — Since joining Illumination I have written quite a wide variety of articles, short stories and poems. However, like my life in general, it all became a bit of a clutter. …

Illuminating What It Takes To Succeed As A Writer On Illumination — As you read through this article, bear one thing in mind; myself and Tree Langdon, CPA, CGA, are fellow writers and co-editors of this article and we began our Illumination,Illumination-Curated,Technology Hits and Illumination Mirror journey just like you. …

How did I not see it before? — A great many moons ago, when I left school at the age of fifteen, I was told that to get on in life, I had to get a trade. So my first job was apprentice motor mechanic. I loved cars anyway, so it was a slam dunk of a choice. …

Three ways to transform the Medium experience — I have been a relatively successful writer on Medium for three years now. At the same time, I have also been a somewhat less successful writer on Vocal Media. When it comes to earning potential, Medium wins hands down. …

It goes with being ill — Having spent three months in a hospital last year with a broken hip and leg, there were one or two closely connected issues I was not expecting. Fortunately for me, I have a very knowledgeable and understanding wife who works in a hospital. The first issue was, being ordered not…

Oh look out, now the shit is gonna fly — It feels good to be back in the saddle after a year and a half away, for various personal reasons. And in just four weeks I have written about forty five stories and articles. So I am well and truly back in the flow. I'm happy to see some familiar…

A fish rots from the head down — The residential institute was owned and run by a psychopath called John Sichel. He had an impressive record according to Wiki, but I was singularly unimpressed with his manner. …