r/writinghelp↗
Help for Writers
For any/all writers that may be in need of help and any/all writers willing to provide help. Encouraged content includes writing tips, tricks, & advice; supportive/motivational self-posts; common writing mistakes & how to fix them; critique requests; discussion posts about writing conventions, styles, & experience.
36k subscribers635 posts / mo in Sep 2026552 authors / mosince 2013
r/writinghelp has 36k members (+80% over the last 12 months). It gets about 635 posts a month from 552 people. Top topics: Plotting and Planning, Character Development and Writing Fantasy Novels.
When to post on r/writinghelp
You've used today's free reports
Visitors without an account can open 3 subreddit reports a day. The best time to post on r/writinghelp, removal risk and the rest of the report are one step away.
How r/writinghelp has grown
Subscriber growth
Subscribers over time
Monthly activity
Posts, comments and authors per month
Topics and brands on r/writinghelp
Top topics
Share of the subreddit's posts
- Plotting and Planning3.5%
- Character Development1.9%
- Writing Fantasy Novels1.7%
- Naming Fantasies1.6%
- Writing Anxiety1.6%
Brands people mention
Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- Substack
- Medium
- Helping Writers Become Authors
- Royal Road
Everything else about r/writinghelp
Posting rules and account requirements, how often posts get removed, who writes here (age, gender, countries), what people ask for, how they talk, and related subreddits — all in the full report.
Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research