r/royalroad is a subreddit with 30k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and self-promotion, and the community frequently discusses story, writing, novel, cover, and looking for, and they frequently recommend/review litrpg, novel, and space opera recommendations.
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Popular Themes in r/royalroad
#1
Advice Requests
: "Need opinion about cover"
12 posts
#2
Self-Promotion
: "Just Published the Second Installment of my Dungeon Core Series"
11 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "I have a 50k-word backlog and no ad budget. What's the best launch strategy?"
1 post
#4
Pain & Anger
: "The writing roller coaster."
1 post
#5
Ideas
: "Doing My Own Mini-Writeathon Over the Holiday Weekend"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/royalroad
#1
Story
: "What are some other ways to get your Story out there?"
64 posts
#2
Writing
: "Why you should Keep Writing and never give up"
29 posts
#3
Novel
: "I’m thinking after finishing publishing my Novel on RR, I will transfer it to KU"
24 posts
#4
Cover
: "Need opinion about Cover"
22 posts
#5
Looking For
20 posts
#6
Chapter
: "How do you keep Chapters contained to like… 2,000 to 3,000 words?"
16 posts
#7
Fantasy
: "I just finished my dark Fantasy witch hunt story"
15 posts
#8
Royal Road
: "Hit harder than expected"
14 posts
#9
Launch
: "Today is the Launch of Nuclear Son on RR!!!"
14 posts
#10
Feedback
: "Thoughts on the first draft"
9 posts
Products Discussed in r/royalroad
Litrpg
5 reviews
Novel
2 reviews
#1
Royal Road
4.5★ from 2 reviews
Space Opera Recommendations
2 reviews
#1
Jon Justice
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
Glynn Stewart
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/royalroad
#1
Discussion
: "As a Japanese Writer, Royal Road Feels Very Different — Am I Missing Something?"
89 posts
#2
Self Promo
: "A heartfelt thank you to RoyalRoad"
60 posts
#3
Art
: "Mage Punk Art I Made for my Novel (Organ: Grim)"
13 posts
#4
Others
: "I went in indefinite hiatus today."
12 posts
#5
Recommendations
: "One Commenter is all it takes."
10 posts
#6
Meme
: "Some fun from #1 and #2 RS."
7 posts
#7
Tower Report
: "October 2024 Writeathon Winners - Where are they now?"
4 posts
#8
WP
: "Question for this week!"
1 post
#9
Tower Report - Ads
: "RR Ads Set #5"
1 post
#10
Tower Report - Ratios
: "Ratios of Avg views to followers to favorites"
1 post
Member Growth in r/royalroad
Yearly
+13k members(72.9%)
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Last updated: June 29, 2026