/r/writing - top ten submissions for each month of 2026

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2026, April
Please stop comparing yourself to the legends.
3446 Please stop comparing yourself to the legends.
I now understand why people go on writing retre...
3436 I now understand why people go on writing retre...
5 things you probably didn't realize you have i...
2260 5 things you probably didn't realize you have i...
Stop making every fantasy character name imposs...
1584 Stop making every fantasy character name imposs...
The gold handle was gold.
958 The gold handle was gold.
A WARNING TO YOUNG WRITERS: DO NOW, DISTRESS LATER
821 A WARNING TO YOUNG WRITERS: DO NOW, DISTRESS LATER
Published my novel 3 months ago and still have ...
764 Published my novel 3 months ago and still have ...
Purple Prose is okay, actually
715 Purple Prose is okay, actually
"It's for my book, I promise", he said as they ...
647 "It's for my book, I promise", he said as they ...
An Exercise for Writers who Don't Read
635 An Exercise for Writers who Don't Read
2026, March
I just realized my main character's dad died twice
3366 I just realized my main character's dad died twice
I suffer from the 'TV brain prose' problem, and...
2379 I suffer from the 'TV brain prose' problem, and...
I don’t know who needs to hear this, but rubber...
2023 I don’t know who needs to hear this, but rubber...
No. Writing female characters is not difficult.
1645 No. Writing female characters is not difficult.
I wrote a whole book before I understood the bu...
1640 I wrote a whole book before I understood the bu...
Reading a lot is not the same as reading like a...
1243 Reading a lot is not the same as reading like a...
What are things that just scream bad writing?
973 What are things that just scream bad writing?
Authors and writers, research your nonfiction b...
890 Authors and writers, research your nonfiction b...
First draft? Here's a fun trick
880 First draft? Here's a fun trick
Accidentally became a morning writer and it's t...
881 Accidentally became a morning writer and it's t...
2026, February
Everyone in my book was nodding like crazy ?
3014 Everyone in my book was nodding like crazy ?
Worst nightmare has come true
2501 Worst nightmare has come true
When I feel like there is no hope...
2028 When I feel like there is no hope...
Losing my shit. Found my 28 year old first hand...
1750 Losing my shit. Found my 28 year old first hand...
The real reason reading is essential
1121 The real reason reading is essential
What’s the clearest sign of a new writer?
1122 What’s the clearest sign of a new writer?
If I read about one more MFer asking if it's ok...
1071 If I read about one more MFer asking if it's ok...
"Would it be bad?"
1057 "Would it be bad?"
My publisher removed the second word of my nove...
996 My publisher removed the second word of my nove...
What’s going on with Romance books?
855 What’s going on with Romance books?
2026, January
How I Stopped Sucking
2843 How I Stopped Sucking
You need to live a little
2108 You need to live a little
Holy shit it actually is just that easy.
1984 Holy shit it actually is just that easy.
To those who need to hear it:
1026 To those who need to hear it:
Trying to write without reading other books is ...
968 Trying to write without reading other books is ...
I created a dialogue cheat sheet
882 I created a dialogue cheat sheet
When you give advice about writing, please use ...
745 When you give advice about writing, please use ...
Writing youtubers waste our time. Read books in...
709 Writing youtubers waste our time. Read books in...
The best piece of advice I've ever gotten was a...
688 The best piece of advice I've ever gotten was a...
Readers/audiences who intentionally search for ...
604 Readers/audiences who intentionally search for ...