r/fantasywriters is a subreddit with 960k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses struggling, fantasy, writing, story, and looking for a critique, and they frequently recommend/review fantasy books, fantasy recommendations, and writing software.
This subreddit is dedicated to those of us who are writing in the fantasy genre.
Popular Themes in r/fantasywriters
#1
Advice Requests
: "struggling with imposter syndrome: how to deal with it? would you read something written like this?"
8 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "I've been lurking, and I'm disheartened"
1 post
#3
Ideas
: "Quality Father/Child Plot arcs in Fantasy"
1 post
#4
Self-Promotion
: "Publish my first short story."
1 post
Popular Topics in r/fantasywriters
#1
Struggling
49 posts
#2
Fantasy
: "Critique request for the first 5 chapters of a novel I have been working on, Boy of Fractured Gold. [High/Epic Fantasy: 43 Pages - Word Count 13722]"
36 posts
#3
Writing
31 posts
#4
Story
: "Publish my first short Story."
25 posts
#5
Looking For A Critique
22 posts
#6
Critique
13 posts
#7
Plot
12 posts
#8
Character
12 posts
#9
Hard
8 posts
#10
Chapter
: "Critique request for the first 5 Chapters of a novel I have been working on, Boy of Fractured Gold. [High/Epic Fantasy: 43 Pages - Word Count 13722]"
6 posts
Products Discussed in r/fantasywriters
Fantasy Books
2 reviews
#1
Redwall series
5.0★ from 1 review
#2
Garth Nix
5.0★ from 1 review
Fantasy Recommendations
2 reviews
#1
Melissa Caruso
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
S.A. Chakraborty
5.0★ from 1 review
Writing Software
1 review
#1
Obsidian
5.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/fantasywriters
#1
Critique My Story Excerpt
: "Chapter 8: The Sea Ahead of Us, The Enemy Behind Us [Dark Comedy / System Fantasy -900 Words]"
19 posts
#2
Discussion About A General Writing Topic
: "struggling with imposter syndrome: how to deal with it? would you read something written like this?"
17 posts
#3
Critique My Idea
: "Critique request for the first 5 chapters of a novel I have been working on, Boy of Fractured Gold. [High/Epic Fantasy: 43 Pages - Word Count 13722]"
12 posts
#4
Question For My Story
: "Fantasy novel draft. Is anyone interested in checking it out?"
8 posts
#5
Brainstorming
: "Dungeon Core Communication - Help"
3 posts
#6
Writing Prompt
: "A dreamy escape - part -1- The enchanted forest"
1 post
Member Growth in r/fantasywriters
Yearly
+43k members(4.7%)
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Last updated: September 29, 2026