Subreddit rules check
r/fiction
Can you promote here?
Promotion is allowed only with moderator permission (or inside designated threads). A short, honest modmail before posting costs two minutes and functions as a safe-conduct pass; skipping it is the most common avoidable removal.
From the rules · Top posters commonly tag posts with [OC], [Part #], Chapter or genre and sometimes link to full text — do the same and state if you want feedback.
Links
The rules clearly allow links. A plain-text mention still often outperforms a URL from a young account.
What this community rewards
Dominant post formats: story, showcase, discussion
Headline: include '[OC]' or '[Part X]/Chapter' plus a short title and optional genre. Posts are usually short-to-mid-length fiction (single chapters/short stories), in first- or third-person. Tone is earnest/genre or literary; posts asking for feedback or posting serials get the most engagement. Avoid obvious ads or pushy marketing.
Arriving in the local format matters: cross-posting the same text everywhere reads as tourist instantly. The wider method is in the Reddit playbook.
Classified mechanically from the community's published rules and recent top posts, last checked August 2026. Rules change and moderators have the final say: verify at r/fiction's rules page before posting anything that matters.
Thread Otter checks this before every send
These profiles power the product: promo-banned communities never receive a promotional draft, drafts arrive in the local format, and a fact-check gate plus human pacing protect the account doing the talking.