r/authors is a subreddit with 34k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and self-promotion, and the community frequently discusses writing, author, book, publishing, and authors, and they frequently recommend/review writing software, programs, and web host.
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 you do promotion for your books?"
27 posts
#2
Self-Promotion
: "My 11 year old son just published his first book!"
7 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Another author has started publishing under my established pen name"
5 posts
#4
Solution Requests
: "Please help. I haven’t spoken to my agent in 5 years."
3 posts
#5
Opportunities
: "Getting into book stores"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/authors
#1
Writing
: "Chuck Palahniuk selected one of my Writing pieces for a House Call on his Substack"
36 posts
#2
Author
: "New Author on the brink of homelessness"
22 posts
#3
Book
: "My 11 year old son just published his first Book!"
20 posts
#4
Publishing
: "Publishing for the First Time Gave Me More Joy Than I Ever Expected"
17 posts
#5
Authors
: "Part time Authors - what is your writing routine?"
10 posts
#6
Struggling
9 posts
#7
Books
: "Publisher asking me to agree that they will train AI with my Books, anyway others will do"
8 posts
#8
Ai
: "Publisher asking me to agree that they will trAin Ai with my books, anyway others will do"
6 posts
#9
Promotion
: "How do you do Promotion for your books?"
6 posts
#10
Cover
: "How to make a Cover for a novel?"
4 posts
Products Discussed in r/authors
Writing Software
14 reviews
#1
Google
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Grammarly
4.5★ from 2 reviews
#3
Obsidian
4.0★ from 1 review
Programs
7 reviews
#1
Reedsy
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Novel Crafter
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Scrivener
4.0★ from 1 review
Web Host
3 reviews
#1
A2 Hosting
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
Shopify
3.0★ from 1 review
#3
WooCommerce
4.0★ from 1 review
Member Growth in r/authors
Yearly
+11k members(49.3%)
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Last updated: September 8, 2026