r/Writeresearch is a subreddit with 55k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses medical, writing, surgery, injury, and injuries.
This sub is a place to ask questions to improve the accuracy and realism of your writing when it involves a real-life area of expertise that you don't know about.
Popular Themes in r/Writeresearch
#1
Advice Requests
: "What specific neglected injury could lead to permanent reliance on a cane?"
16 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Mercy killing?"
3 posts
Popular Topics in r/Writeresearch
#1
Medical
: "Medical realism in knife/stab injury?"
55 posts
#2
Writing
: "Writing a story with a functionally mute side character. Any pitfalls I should avoid?"
43 posts
#3
Surgery
26 posts
#4
Injury
: "What kind of Injury could someone get from falling off a horse?"
25 posts
#5
Injuries
: "Character with a small object stuck in the space between his lungs"
16 posts
#6
Crime
: "Crime scene site in woods?"
13 posts
#7
Character
: "Characters needs to have received a tattoo at a young age. What would be realistic?"
13 posts
#8
Death
: "Death by stabbing with a small blade"
13 posts
#9
Looking For
12 posts
#10
Anatomy
7 posts
Flair Used in r/Writeresearch
#1
[Medicine And Health]
: "Is it true that people die instantly when their throats are cut? (for a murder mystery novel)"
51 posts
#2
[Miscellaneous]
: "Characters needs to have received a tattoo at a young age. What would be realistic?"
16 posts
#3
[Biology]
: ""Blue balls"... when do they happen and how does it feel?"
14 posts
#4
[Crime]
: "Would a bullet of frozen meat blend in?"
10 posts
#5
[Psychology]
: "How can I respectfully represent a character with bipolar?"
8 posts
#6
[Food]
: "What are foods we have now that would blow a medieval era Lord away?"
5 posts
#7
[Law]
: "How could the "Clark Kent adoption" work in the present day?"
3 posts
#8
[World-Building]
: "Am I overthinking weather patterns?"
3 posts
#9
[Weapons]
: "How much does it take to learn self-defense, fighting with knife, and fighting with sword?"
3 posts
#10
[Military]
: "What does each rank in the us navy do?"
3 posts
Member Growth in r/Writeresearch
Yearly
+21k members(62.0%)
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Last updated: June 30, 2026