Can you self-promote on r/wroteabook?

Allowed, with limits. Its rules allow sharing your own work, with conditions they spell out. Where: Text post in the format '[Type] Title (Genre)' with a blurb and a direct link to a purchasable copy Read 2026-09-24 from the community's own rules.

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Can you promote on r/wroteabook?

Allowed, with limits Its rules allow sharing your own work, with conditions they spell out.

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Welcome! Please see our pinned post on formatting before posting! This is a place for Redditors to post links and descriptions of their finished magnum opi. All genres of literature and graphic novels are welcome with no length requirements, so long as it is a completed, published work FOR SALE. Shameless self-promotion is the entire purpose of this subreddit, so share your published stories without fear of being vilified as a spammer.

Where to post: Text post in the format '[Type] Title (Genre)' with a blurb and a direct link to a purchasable copy

What it requires: Completed, published work for sale only (no free content, pre-orders or crowdfunding); human-written (no AI-written books); genre flair mandatory; once a month per book; no mention of prices, sales or giveaways; mark erotica NSFW; do not promote editing/marketing/design services

What its rules say about promotion

No Free Content Or Pre-Orders
Only content FOR SALE is allowed in this sub. No pre-order books are allowed. Works that are usually for sale but are temporarily free as a promotion are allowed as well, however no mention of prices, sales, or giveaways are allowed. For promoting temporary sales, check out r/FreeEBOOKS. For promoting free works on sites like Wattpad, Literotica, or personal blogs, please see our sister sub r/WroteAThing.

No Spamming
Books can only be posted in this sub once a month per book. Readers will search available books by genre, so there is no need to post the books more than once a month. If you post a book twice before a month is up, it will be removed and you will be warned once. Repeat offenders are subject to being banned. We all want to sell our work but don't be greedy. Do not promote editing, beta reading, marketing, illustrating, cover design, or any other services in this sub.

RESOURCES
Subs for general writing advice: r/writing r/worldbuilding r/mapmaking. Subs for help getting an agent or with publishing: r/selfpublish r/PubTips. Find beta readers or advertising those services at r/BetaReaders. For a more brutal critique of your work, try r/DestructiveReaders. Find artists for book covers or advertise those services at r/BookCovers. Discuss post-publishing issues with other authors at r/authors. Build your ARC teams at r/ARCReaders.

All 10 rules of r/wroteabook

No Free Content Or Pre-Orders
Only content FOR SALE is allowed in this sub. No pre-order books are allowed. Works that are usually for sale but are temporarily free as a promotion are allowed as well, however no mention of prices, sales, or giveaways are allowed. For promoting temporary sales, check out r/FreeEBOOKS. For promoting free works on sites like Wattpad, Literotica, or personal blogs, please see our sister sub r/WroteAThing.
No AI-Written books
Books that are written primarily with AI programs like ChatGPT are not allowed on this sub. This is a sub for human-written books only. AI-assisted content is allowed (books edited with the help of ChatGPT, for example) but the book has to be written originally by a human. If your book requires the AI-generated content checkbox on Amazon, you can't post it here.
Low Quality Posts Will Be Removed
Our pinned post details all the information we'd like to see about your books in your posts. Posts that only have one or two lines and/or lack any information about your book beyond the genre and a link will be removed. Be thorough and give us details about your story and what makes it unique. What makes this the book our readers should buy today?
No Crowdfunding
Don't post your kickstarter projects in this sub. Do come back and post the books once they are published and available for full purchase.
Flairs Are Mandatory
In order for readers to be able to browse our books with ease, we have a genre flair system. Please put the genre of your book as a flair so that readers can search your books by genre. See the pinned post on formatting for more information about flairs.
Mark NSFW Material
This rule will be strictly enforced. If your book is erotic in nature, please mark it NSFW. Erotica is welcome in this sub, just please mark it appropriately.
Format Your Posts Correctly
This rule will be strictly enforced to keep the sub easy to use. Please see the pinned post about formatting and follow the outline. This will make it easy for readers to find the types of books they're looking for. If you format your post incorrectly, it will be removed and you can try again. If you repeatedly post without proper formatting, you could be banned from posting in this sub. We don't want that, so please pay attention to your formatting.
No Bullying or Discrimination
Be kind and curteous always. Anyone found bullying another user for their work, genre, gender, sexuality, race, etc will be banned. Vulgar language will not be tolerated. This is a sub for professionals. Be nice. Be adults.
No Spamming
Books can only be posted in this sub once a month per book. Readers will search available books by genre, so there is no need to post the books more than once a month. If you post a book twice before a month is up, it will be removed and you will be warned once. Repeat offenders are subject to being banned. We all want to sell our work but don't be greedy. Do not promote editing, beta reading, marketing, illustrating, cover design, or any other services in this sub.
RESOURCES
Subs for general writing advice: r/writing r/worldbuilding r/mapmaking. Subs for help getting an agent or with publishing: r/selfpublish r/PubTips. Find beta readers or advertising those services at r/BetaReaders. For a more brutal critique of your work, try r/DestructiveReaders. Find artists for book covers or advertise those services at r/BookCovers. Discuss post-publishing issues with other authors at r/authors. Build your ARC teams at r/ARCReaders.

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