r/FanFiction is a subreddit with 447k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses writing, fanfic, struggling, hate, and fanfiction, and they frequently recommend/review writing app, text to speech, and ship.
A supportive community for writers, readers, and reccers to talk about and share FanFiction.
Popular Themes in r/FanFiction
#1
Advice Requests
: "I wish there was a way to tell if my writing is objectively good"
24 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "I'm begging authors to please add the daddy kink tag to their works😭😭😭"
4 posts
#3
Ideas
: "actually unrequited love that’s requited later on?"
2 posts
#4
Solution Requests
: "Looking for a lost MCU Infinity War AO3 fanfic"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/FanFiction
#1
Writing
22 posts
#2
Fanfic
16 posts
#3
Struggling
16 posts
#4
Hate
13 posts
#5
Fanfiction
11 posts
#6
Fic
11 posts
#7
Recommendation
10 posts
#8
Annoying
7 posts
#9
Sites
6 posts
#10
Apps
3 posts
Products Discussed in r/FanFiction
Writing App
67 reviews
#1
Google
4.2★ from 11 reviews
#2
Ellipsus
4.2★ from 5 reviews
#3
Scrivener
4.6★ from 5 reviews
Text To Speech
23 reviews
#1
Natural Reader
3.3★ from 3 reviews
#2
Microsoft
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
Speechify
3.5★ from 2 reviews
Ship
22 reviews
#1
Archive of Our Own
5.0★ from 11 reviews
#2
TV Show
4.7★ from 3 reviews
#3
Harry Potter
2.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/FanFiction
#1
Discussion
: "I'm a grown ass man on the verge of tears, these authors are actually insane"
56 posts
#2
Writing Questions
: "Pillow Prince???"
40 posts
#3
Recs Wanted
: "Looking for some multiversal merchant stories."
34 posts
#4
Lost Fic
: "Phantom & Batman fanfiction: Demon Twins, time warp, Chronically ill Danny, Commit to the bit"
25 posts
#5
Subreddit Meta
: "Comment Cooperative - July 22"
14 posts
#6
Activities and Events
: "Excerpt Game: Time"
9 posts
#7
Venting
: "I expect fanfics to be set when the original work was set unless otherwise specified"
8 posts
#8
Celebrate
: "Someone is commenting every chapter"
6 posts
#9
Stats Chat
: "300 Kudos!"
3 posts
#10
Trope Talk
: ""Modern AU" =/= "Mundane AU""
3 posts
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Yearly
+33k members(8.0%)
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Last updated: July 25, 2026