
Hello and Welcome to Max Curation Edition No. 9!
In this issue 5 wonderful posts by upcoming Steemit authors have been highlighted.
Max Curation stands for "maximizing curation", a curation initiative on Steemit. The aim of initiative is to curate good content that is high quality but yet did not get the attention that they deserve. Here are the criteria on which this curation is based.
Some basic criteria for being selected are given below
- Only posts by authors up with a reputation of 25-55 are eligible.
- The post must not have earned more than $2 in the first 2 hours after being published.
- Only original content
- English only
- No introduction posts
In order to encourage curation and promote the creation of quality content on Steemit it is highly recommended to do the following with the selected posts in this edition:
=> Read the posts and comment with your feedback.
=> Upvote the posts.
=> Follow them if you like their content.
Also please upvote and resteem this edition of Max Curation so that it is read by as many people as possible. This would help boost this post and also encourage people to read and encourage new authors with good content.

1. Mudwyrm: A Story from the Realm of Emerus**
Author: @bex-dk

A story of friendship and affection between a dragon and a gremlin, created by @bex-dk. The image of a dragon in your mind will be quite different after you rad this story.

2. 10 things I love most about Thailand & my Thai green curry recipe
Author: @iamjamie

She lives in a studio apartment paying only $75 a month where everything is cheap and the end of the month leaves you with plenty of money. If you guessed Thailand, you're right!
The presence of lots of expats means that you don't feel that you're in a foreign country. The best part is that it is nice and warm throughout the year. Read more about living in Thailand in @iamjamie's post.

3. Five 100 word stories...
Author: @polichick

Would you like to read five great stories in ten minutes? @polichick has a post with five stories, each of a hundred words, that will have you wishing for more. short flash fiction has truly taken the world by storm.
The third story will almost make your cry even though it is just a paragraph long and a hundred words long!

4. The power of bad habits
Author: @kagsttne

Do you know why kicking a bad habit is such a hard task? Once you read this post by @agsttne you will be able to break your worst habit - if you take action.
Talk about taking a weakness and turning it into an opportunity!

5. Food Prep - Making Onion Soup
Author: @elew

Do you know how good onion soup is made? @ elew describes how it is made down to cutting them, and caramelizing them in the right vessel. Exact quantities of the ingredients are given so that if you want that perect onion soup, just follow the steps in the post. There's an important thing you need though - lots of patience!

Congratulations To The Featured Authors!
@elew, @iamjamie, @polichick, @kagsttne, @bex-dk.
Steem On and keep creating good content!
Hope you liked this edition of Max Curation. Please upvote and resteem this post and follow me for more! Thanks!

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