r/JournalWriting is a subreddit with 5k members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses quote, writing, prompt, writing prompt, and journal.
A community for those who enjoy keeping written journals to understand their life through words.
Any submissions of drawing-inspired or bullet journals will be removed, this is for strictly classic journal entries!
Popular Themes in r/JournalWriting
#1
Pain & Anger
: "Made sure to have an entry about the things I've done (and felt) that I'm proud of this year! It's been so hard, as it has been for so many people, so I thought it was important to give myself credit and encouragement. I hope you all do the same. I wrote about 10 pages, here's the first!"
5 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Would anyone like to watch "journal with me" Videos while Journaling?"
3 posts
#3
Advice Requests
: "What's your paper preference?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/JournalWriting
#1
Quote
: "Had to take the time while writing tonight to include the Quote from an earlier post in the sub! This Quote seemed to be just what I needed today!"
60 posts
#2
Writing
: "Welcome to r/JournalWriting!! To kick things off, here's a post of mine from a year ago."
28 posts
#3
Prompt
: "Quote & Writing Prompt"
26 posts
#4
Writing Prompt
: "Quote & Writing Prompt"
24 posts
#5
Journal
: "Detailing my first trip out of the country in my Journal! (& still not finished!)"
19 posts
#6
Journaling
: "Hope this belongs here! Journaling on my lunch break. Hoping to get my mind back in order."
12 posts
#7
Prompts
: "Winter journalling Prompts"
12 posts
#8
Notebooks
: "Hope this belongs here! Journaling on my lunch break. Hoping to get my mind back in order."
4 posts
#9
Entries
: "Do you ever rewrite Entries?"
4 posts
#10
Subscribers
: "/r/journalwriting hit 1k Subscribers yesterday"
3 posts
Flair Used in r/JournalWriting
#1
Journal Entry
: "Trying a gratitude-focused journaling this week! Been helpful looking for the good things when it’s feeling grim"
20 posts
#2
Prompt Submission
: "Quote & Writing Prompt"
7 posts
#3
Discussion
: "What are you all writing about today?"
7 posts
#4
Notebooks
: "Who else loves travelers notebooks ?"
4 posts
#5
Prompt Response
: "It's a few days late buuuutttt, Prompt Response!"
3 posts
#6
Prompts Submission
: "Quote & Writing Prompt"
2 posts
#7
Meta/About the Sub
: "We officially have 550+ members!!!"
1 post
Member Growth in r/JournalWriting
Yearly
+997 members(23.4%)
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Last updated: August 30, 2026