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This sub is a place to ask questions to improve the accuracy and realism of your writing when it involves a real-life area of expertise that you don't know about.

59k subscribers229 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~1% by known bots)181 authors / mosince 2014

r/Writeresearch has 59k members (+52% over the last 12 months). It gets about 229 posts a month from 181 people. Top topics: Character Development & Angst, Immortality Tales and Writing Advice.

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+52%in 12 months · +5.6% in 3 months · +1.2% in 1 month
Oct 202659k
Growing59k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−12%vs Sep 2025 · −5.2% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026229
QuieterPeaked at 316 in Jul 2025
Sep 2026: incl. ~1% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

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Topics and brands on r/Writeresearch

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Character Development & Angst0.5%
  2. Immortality Tales0.3%
  3. Writing Advice0.3%
  4. Character Development0.3%
  5. WP Gun Pain0.3%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. ScienceDirect
  2. A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry
  3. Goodreads
  4. xkcd
  5. Wikiwand

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