Can I ask for feedback on my writing here?
The description says the community is for getting feedback on an idea, hearing a critique, or getting unstuck in a story.
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r/KeepWriting rules, stats, and what to post
A source-backed Rankhog guide to r/KeepWriting: public rules, community context, posting fit, and startup-promotion risk before you publish.
By Anthony Riera, founder and operator of Rankhog.
Subreddit guides combine public Reddit source URLs, captured rules, visible verification dates, and Rankhog's account-safety workflow.
Current public stats
- Members
- 267,213
- Verified
- October 20, 2026
- Category
- Published authors and book writers
Rules can change, so Rankhog keeps verification dates and the original public Reddit sources visible.
Rule summary
No subreddit-specific rules were displayed on the public rules page when Rankhog verified it on 2026-10-20.
Works well
- Share a specific moment where you got unstuck in a story and invite others to share theirs
- Ask for honest critique on a short piece of your own writing and offer critique back to others
- Post a practical tip that helped you stay consistent with your writing habit
- Answer someone who is stuck with genuine, specific help instead of a link
- Start a thread about a craft problem you are working through and ask how others handle it
Avoid
- Posting a promo for your product or newsletter with no connection to writing craft or motivation
- Dropping a link and leaving without engaging with anyone who replies
- Asking for feedback on something that is really an ad in disguise
- Writing posts about your business journey instead of helping writers stay consistent or grow
- Ignoring the moderator one-liner and treating no published rules as permission to promote freely
What r/KeepWriting Is For
r/KeepWriting is a community for writers who want to keep going. The description says it plainly, they are dedicated to motivating writers to stay consistent and constantly grow their craft. People come here to get feedback on an idea, hear a critique, or get unstuck in a story. So the room is full of people who write, or want to write more, and who show up looking for encouragement and practical help rather than entertainment. If you are a founder, the honest framing is that this is a community of working writers, and any post you make should serve that goal first.
What To Post
A good post here helps a writer stay consistent or get better. Share something that gets a writer unstuck, ask for feedback on your own work in a way that invites honest critique, or offer a critique that is genuinely useful to someone else. If you are a founder, the respectful move is to participate as a writer first. Talk about your own sticking points, respond to people who are stuck, and let any connection to your product come up naturally in conversation rather than leading with it. The survival tips say it well, focus on feedback, critiques, and getting unstuck, and keep everything relevant to motivating writers.
What To Avoid
There are no published rules here, so I cannot point to a named rule that gets posts removed. What I can point to is the moderator one-liner, which says to keep your posts focused on motivating writers and growing your craft. That tells you the real risk is not a specific banned behavior, it is being off purpose. A post that pushes a product, or that treats writers as an audience instead of as peers, does not fit what this space is for.
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Common questions about r/KeepWriting
Is self promotion allowed?
The community displayed no published rules, so promotion is unknown. The safest read is that only posts focused on motivating writers and growing craft belong here.
Can I link to my blog or tool?
No rules are published, so there is no stated ban. Still, the moderator one-liner says to keep posts focused on motivating writers and growing your craft, so keep any link clearly tied to that.
What posts do well here?
No observed top posts are available for this community, so I cannot tell you what has performed well there.
Who posts in r/KeepWriting?
The description says the community motivates writers to stay consistent and grow their craft, so anyone writing regularly and wanting support fits in.
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