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Can you promote on r/WritingPrompts?

No rule mentions promotion None of its rules mentions self-promotion. That is not permission: read every rule, say plainly that it's yours, and make the post useful on its own.

Writing Prompts. You're a writer and you just want to flex those muscles? You've come to the right place! If you see a prompt you like, simply write a short story based on it. Get comments from others, and leave commentary for other people's works. Let's help each other.

All 8 rules of r/WritingPrompts
  1. Prompt responses must be good-faith attempts at new stories/poems (No AI)
    * 100 words minimum for stories, 30 for poems but include [Poem] * Newly written by you for the prompt (no AI) * Plagiarism will result in a ban * No joke, copypasta, or AI-generated responses * For off topic/clarification, reply to the sticky comment
  2. No explicitly sexual themes; other harmful content
    * No explicit sexual responses / erotica * Includes, but is not limited to, forms of pedophilia, bestiality, incest, rape, suicide, violence against children, and explicit torture * Avoid racism and detailed uses of suicide, mental health stereotypes, and political debate * Use your best judgment, but mods have final say
  3. Be civil in discussion, feedback, and critiques
    * Users are held to a higher standard here. Think before posting * We are here to encourage writing * Understand that people here are at all different levels: * New writers * Experienced writers * Professional writers * Users who are just learning English * Typos and grammatical errors are possible. Be nice if you point it out * Feedback and critiques are encouraged, but just saying something's bad is not helpful at all and will be considered trolling
  4. All submissions must be tagged
    All submissions must start with *one* capitalized **tag** in **square brackets**: * [WP] - **Writing Prompt** * [SP] - **Simple Prompt** * [EU] - **Established Universe** * [CW] - **Constrained Writing** * [TT] - **Theme Thursday** * [MP] - **Media Prompt** * [IP] - **Image Prompt** * [RF] - **Reality Fiction** * [PM] - **Prompt Me** * [PI] - **Prompt Inspired** * [OT] - **Off Topic** [**More >>**](/r/WritingPrompts/wiki/how_to_tag_prompts)
  5. No recent reposts, even if changing small details
    * Search before submitting! (Popular ideas can cause floods) * Reposts are allowed, given time (around two weeks) * Don't take a recent prompt and change/invert small details
  6. Prompt in title, avoid commissions/games
    * Prompt in the title and only use text for commentary or links for [IP]s and [MP]s. Avoid [too many details](http://goo.gl/6v3rGd) * No requesting writing or editing services, or homework help * Don't post ads without getting permission in modmail first * Don't ask writers to pick titles or content from another sub or site * Prompts should not call for using autocorrect, autocomplete, or only emojis
  7. No posts likely to end in rule-breaking comments
    * Avoid real world drama (including politics, recent tragedies) * Inspire an effort, avoid simple questions, "write anything", or fill-in-the-blanks * Don't ask for preexisting content (prompts are meant for new writing) * No explicitly sexual themes, hate speech, or other harmful content (including hate speech, racism, politics, necrophila, pedophila, bestiality, incest, torture, rape, violence against children, suicide, and mental health stereotypes) * No troll, poop, or meme-based prompts
  8. Keep it about writing, not competing/making money
    * Wait until prompt is 24 hours old before linking from other subs to avoid vote manipulation and/or brigading (Text posts OK with no link and links *from* a story *to* another sub are fine) * Don't spam the subreddit with links to crowdfunding sites like Patreon and Paypal. Authors are free to link to those from their personal subreddits * Any recording or use of other people's stories must follow the [guidance in the FAQ](https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/wiki/faq)

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