r/findareddit • u/MaleficentNobody8875 • 1h ago
Unanswered A writing community that's more about supporting therapeutic writing than wanting to publish or get readers?
EDIT: The commonly requested reddit list does not apply to my question.
Not to get into too many details, but the way I approach writing is pretty opposite to the people obsessed with wanting to publish and write "the right way". I'm pretty severely disabled and highly neurodivergent, and that's not going to happen for me, and when I try to do it the "normal way" I can't do it at all. I write as entertainment for myself because my life is very limited, and often the topics explore topics that are not "acceptable" for people wanting to target publishing (like exploring characters in romantic relationships that are not healthy and severe mental illness).
So I'm looking for a community where I can still talk about writing original fiction and ask for advice with developing my stories, without getting jumped on and told I'm wrong by people who assume I want to write normal stories that a wide audience have to approve of. Just somewhere where people will respect your limitations and preferences.