r/authors↗
A place for published authors to share resources, chat, and ask for advice.
r/authors is a place for published authors to hang out, have discussions, share advice, ask for help, or share accomplishments. Not a place for self-promotion or general writing and publishing advice or questions.
35k subscribers30 posts / mo in Sep 202626 authors / mosince 2009
r/authors has 35k members (+44% over the last 12 months). It gets about 30 posts a month from 26 people. Top topics: Book Marketing, Published Books and Self-Publishing.
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- Book Marketing11%
- Published Books4.8%
- Self-Publishing4.2%
- Self-Publishing & Promotion3.2%
- Writing Anxiety2.4%
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