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r/authors is a subreddit with 18k members. Its distinguishing qualities are that the community is large in size.
r/authors is a place for published authors to hang out, have discussions, share advice, ask for help, or share accomplishments. Not a place for self-promotion or general writing and publishing advice or questions.
Popular Themes in r/authors
#1
Advice Requests
: "How do I become a writer?"
15 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Looking for a trustworthy publisher "
8 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "'Your first book won't be good/will suck' is horrible advice and a massive de-motivator."
7 posts
#4
Self-Promotion
: "Need help promoting my book"
3 posts
#5
Ideas
: "I had an idea and I don’t know if it’s awful or great."
1 post
#6
Money Talk
: "I wan't to have a catchy book cover for my book but I'm flat broke"
1 post
#7
News
: "PSA: Writer Gate LLC Sued for Fraud – Writer Beware"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/authors
#1
Writing
: "How well do you plan your book before you start Writing?"
118 posts
#2
Author
: "AMA: Traditionally Published Author"
60 posts
#3
Book
: "I wrote a Book 3 years ago and I've only had about 10 sales"
53 posts
#4
Publishing
: "Amazon self-Publishing updates"
29 posts
#5
Marketing
: "Six months of book Marketing on a $0 budget"
18 posts
#6
Novel
: "My wife’s working on her first Novel! It’s supposed to be a thriller set in 1950s America. What’s the best way to properly convey to the reader that we’re in different time without being too explicit?"
14 posts
#7
Advice
: "Your Advice to someone completely new to writing?"
13 posts
#8
Promotion
: "Does anyone here use substack for Promotion?"
12 posts
#9
Writing Tools
9 posts
#10
Feedback
: "Feedback"
7 posts
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Yearly
+8k members(74.5%)
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