A source-backed Rankhog guide to r/fantasywriting: public rules, community context, posting fit, and startup-promotion risk before you publish.
By Anthony Riera, founder and operator of Rankhog.
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This community is for people who want to write fantasy. The description says it plainly: it is devoted to tips and resources that help fantasy writers. So the room is full of aspiring and working authors talking about craft, worldbuilding, and the writing process. The rules confirm the scope. “Stay On-Topic” says fantasy subjects only, and it lists subgenres like high fantasy, low fantasy, romantasy, urban fantasy, dark fantasy, and magical realism. Science fiction is allowed too, but only when the story has fantastical elements. If your product or service has nothing to do with helping people write fantasy, this is not your room.
The rule that decides everything for a marketer is “Self-Promotion”. It restricts any post or comment promoting your own work, and there is only a small chance of pre mod approval if you are already seen as an active member of the community. “Spam” matters next, because memes, repetitive posts, and low effort or low quality content are not allowed. “Due Diligence” raises the bar on quality, since posts must be well formatted, well written, and well researched, and walls of text or easily Googleable questions should not be posted. “WriteForMe request” blocks any post that asks members to write or generate ideas for you. “Plagiarism & AI praise” is unusual and strict: works using a lot of AI or promoting AI get removed and can earn a ban, though discussing AI as a tool is permitted. “Stay On-Topic” keeps everything on fantasy writing, and “Civility” sets the tone for how you treat people in comments.
A good post here is a well formatted, well written, and well researched contribution about writing fantasy. That could be a craft question that is not easily Googleable, a resource you found genuinely useful, or a discussion about a technique like worldbuilding or plotting. If you want to mention your own work at all, first become a visible, helpful member of the community over time, then seek pre moderator approval before posting anything promotional. Keep posts on fantasy writing topics, including the listed subgenres like high fantasy, romantasy, and urban fantasy, and keep any AI discussion framed as a tool, never as a showcase. Since no top posts were observed for this community, lean conservative: study what gets upvoted once you join, and match that tone before you attempt anything promotional.
Do not post self promotion without being an active member and getting pre moderator approval, because “Self-Promotion” restricts it and the policy brief confirms approval is needed. Do not ask the community to write or develop your idea for you, because “WriteForMe request” makes clear that writers here already have plenty of ideas. Do not post memes, repetitive content, or anything low effort or low quality, because “Spam” covers that. Do not post walls of text, sloppy writing full of errors, or easily Googleable questions, because “Due Diligence” rules those out. Do not go off topic into science fiction without fantastical elements, because “Stay On-Topic” limits the scope. Do not post AI generated writing or praise AI written work, because “Plagiarism & AI praise” says heavy AI use gets removed and can lead to a ban. And never insult anyone or escalate arguments, because “Civility” protects every member here.
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Only conditionally. The “Self-Promotion” rule restricts promotion of your own work, and there is a small chance of pre mod approval if you are seen as an active member of the community. So become a genuine participant first, then ask the moderators for approval before posting anything promotional.
Be very careful. The “Plagiarism & AI praise” rule says works using a lot of AI or promoting AI will be removed and can lead to a ban. Discussing AI as a tool is permitted, so a post about using AI prompts to beat writer's block is fine, but AI generated content itself is not.
No. The “WriteForMe request” rule says ideas are cheap and free and writers here are already full of ideas. This is not a write for me subreddit, so asking members to generate or develop your ideas will not survive.
Possibly. The “Stay On-Topic” rule allows science fiction as long as there are fantastical elements to the story, even though it is not strictly under the fantasy umbrella.
Very. The “Due Diligence” rule requires posts to be well formatted, well written, and well researched. Walls of text, distracting grammar and spelling errors, and easily Googleable questions should not be posted.