About r/writerchat
Check us out at #writerchat on irc.snoonet.org, or visit the wiki to learn how to chat with fellow writers: https://www.reddit.com/r/writerchat/wiki/irc#wiki_ways_to_join_irc
The community at a glance
r/writerchat is a Subreddit for Writers with roughly 6K members. It has been around since 2016. It uses a forum format for communication.
Roughly 252 members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Writing, Monthly Check In, and Books. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Solution Requests.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2017: 1K members
- 2020: 2K members
- 2023: 891 members
- 2024: 181 members
- 2025: 243 members
- 2026: 170 members
Past year (monthly)
- Nov: 34 members
- Dec: 30 members
- Jan: 32 members
- Feb: 24 members
- Mar: 25 members
- Apr: 27 members
- May: 15 members
- Jun: 6 members
- Jul: 12 members
- Aug: 13 members
- Sep: 13 members
- Oct: 3 members
Themes
- Advice Requests14 posts in the past month
- I am aspiring and have lots of questions.
- Advice on ‘nudging’ queried agents
- How can I start off writing a romance story?
#114Advice RequestsI am aspiring and have lots of questions. · Advice on ‘nudging’ queried agents · How can I start off writing a romance story? - Solution Requests7 posts in the past month
- Any non-native English writers/speakers here?
- Looking for a community.
- Book Recommendation
#27Solution RequestsAny non-native English writers/speakers here? · Looking for a community. · Book Recommendation - Self-Promotion4 posts in the past month
- [Self Promo] 🚀 Glossary Generator - quick update!
- Writing Tool/Promo Shout-Out 📢: Glossary Generator!
- Turbo-charge Glossary Generation tool. Interested?
#34Self-Promotion[Self Promo] 🚀 Glossary Generator - quick update! · Writing Tool/Promo Shout-Out 📢: Glossary Generator! · Turbo-charge Glossary Generation tool. Interested? - Pain & Anger3 posts in the past month
- I am feeling intimidated to be around other writers and matured readers
- Debut word count troubles
- Does editing take forever?
#43Pain & AngerI am feeling intimidated to be around other writers and matured readers · Debut word count troubles · Does editing take forever?
Topics
- Writing81 posts in the past month#181Writing
- Monthly Check In29 posts in the past month
- Monthly Check-In
- Monthly Check-In
- Monthly Check-In
#229Monthly Check InMonthly Check-In · Monthly Check-In · Monthly Check-In - Books14 posts in the past month#314Books
- Characters6 posts in the past month#46Characters
- Contests5 posts in the past month#55Contests
Flair
- Check-in36 posts in the past month
- Monthly Check-In
- Monthly Check-In
- Monthly Check-In
#136Check-inMonthly Check-In · Monthly Check-In · Monthly Check-In - Resource6 posts in the past month
- Free online writing courses
- [Resource] Automatic Glossary Generator
- [Self-Promo/Resource] Massively improved Glossary Generator!
#26ResourceFree online writing courses · [Resource] Automatic Glossary Generator · [Self-Promo/Resource] Massively improved Glossary Generator! - Question4 posts in the past month
- How do you get through the boring bits?
- How can I start off writing a romance story?
- Debut word count troubles
#34QuestionHow do you get through the boring bits? · How can I start off writing a romance story? · Debut word count troubles - Self Promo4 posts in the past month
- Book Promotion Ideas?
- Story Valley Discord
- Share your thoughts?
#44Self PromoBook Promotion Ideas? · Story Valley Discord · Share your thoughts? - Discussion3 posts in the past month
- ‘It’s totally unhinged’: is the book world turning against Goodreads? The influential user review site has suffered a year of controversies, from cancelled book deals to review-bombing, and exposed a dark side to the industry
- Can anyone help me write a usda grant proposal?? On have any tips to help me stand out?
- Does editing take forever?
#53Discussion‘It’s totally unhinged’: is the book world turning against Goodreads? The influential user review site has suffered a year of controversies, from cancelled book deals to review-bombing, and exposed a dark side to the industry · Can anyone help me write a usda grant proposal?? On have any tips to help me stand out? · Does editing take forever?
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/writerchat for?
- Best for Writers enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/writerchat free to join?
- This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
- How many members does r/writerchat have?
- Roughly 6K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/writerchat on?
- r/writerchat runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
- What topics does r/writerchat cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/writerchat is organized under Writers.
- How do I join r/writerchat?
- You can join r/writerchat by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Writing communities like?
- Communities for writers of all kinds, from fiction and screenwriting to technical writing and journalism. Discord and Reddit have large general writing communities for feedback and accountability, with more specialized groups for specific genres, craft topics, and publication paths like self-publishing and traditional querying.
Monthly Stats
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- Views /mo
- 9
- Visitors /mo
- 2
- Referrals /mo (+100%)
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