r/writingadvice↗
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Get writing advice, share writing for critique, and talk about writing. Everyone is welcome. Join our discord: https://discord.gg/nn7cUSKxn3
147k subscribers1,395 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. <1% by known bots)859 authors / mosince 2014
r/writingadvice has 147k members (+47% over the last 12 months). It gets about 1,395 posts a month from 859 people. Top topics: Plotting and Planning, Writing Stories and Character Development.
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Share of the subreddit's posts
- Plotting and Planning4.0%
- Writing Stories3.6%
- Character Development3.2%
- Writing Anxiety2.5%
- Writing Fantasy Novels2.4%
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- Substack
- Wattpad
- Goodreads
- Medium
- Behind the Name
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