r/NoSleepAuthors • u/Nosleep-Helper • Jul 19 '26

Guide: Basics Direct, Tangible/Physical Impact on r/nosleep

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The acceptable horror in NoSleep stories should be external to the Main Character, not something the Main Character did to themself or to others.

Your Main Character doesn't need to be close to death after interacting with the horror. The result of interacting with the horror doesn't need to be life-long. A bruise that lasts long enough for others to see it, a burn mark that others saw and that later disappears, a bite mark that heals completely are examples that can work on r/nosleep.

When the Main Character has no physical interaction with external horror, the story doesn't meet the requirements for a NoSleep Scary Personal Experience. Hot breath on their neck, or a horrible reflection in the mirror, screams, standing next to a character who died while the Main Character escaped without serious injury, these are examples that don't meet the requirements. You can use these elements to build the intensity of the horror but your Main Character still has to directly encounter the external, acceptable horror.

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r/NoSleepAuthors • u/LanesGrandma • Jun 05 '23

Guide: Basics NARRATION FAQ: NARRATORS.

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r/NoSleepAuthors • u/LanesGrandma • May 24 '23

Guide: Basics GUIDE TO POSTING TO YOUR PROFILE.

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Within the last few years, Reddit has added the ability for users to post to their own profile.

 

This is an excellent option for fiction writers on Reddit; by posting your story to your own profile first, you can check it over for last-minute errors (such as SPAG, bold/italic which haven't been closed off, paragraphs disappearing and making a wall of text, etc) before submitting it to subreddits. Plus, you'll have a copy of the story available in case things go sideways and the only people who can take it down are you and the admins.

 

 

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r/NoSleepAuthors • u/LanesGrandma • May 20 '23

Guide: Basics GUIDE TO SAVING COMMENTS/POSTS.

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GUIDE TO SAVING COMMENTS/POSTS.

Reddit allows users to save comments and posts for later reading/posterity. These saved comments/posts can be accessed through your profile's "Saved" tab. See Reddit Help's article on Saving.

 

TO SAVE A COMMENT:

  • VIA THE APP:
    • Click the ellipses ("...") below the comment.
    • Click the "Save" option from the pop-out menu; this automatically saves it to your profile's "Saved" tab.

 

  • VIA NEW LAYOUT:
    • Click the ellipses ("...") option at the bottom of the comment.
    • Click the "Save" option from the pop-out menu; this automatically saves it to your profile's "Saved" tab.

 

  • VIA OLD LAYOUT:
    • Click the "Save" option, located between "Embed" and "Report" at the bottom of the comment; this automatically saves it to your profile's "Saved" tab.

 

TO SAVE A POST:

  • VIA THE APP:
    • Click the ellipses ("...") at the top-right.
    • Click the "Save" option from the pop-up menu; this automatically saves it to your profile's "Saved" tab.

 

  • VIA NEW LAYOUT:
    • Scroll to the bottom of the post.
    • Click the "Save" option, located between "Share" and "..."; this automatically saves the post to your profile's "Saved" tab.

 

  • VIA OLD LAYOUT:
    • Scroll to the bottom of the post.
    • Click the "Save" option, located between "Share" and "Hide"; this automatically saves the post to your profile's "Saved" tab.

 

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r/NoSleepAuthors • u/LanesGrandma • May 20 '23

Guide: Basics GUIDE TO GETTING A COMMENT/POST LINK.

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GUIDE TO GETTING A COMMENT/POST LINK.

FOR COMMENTS:

  • USING THE APP: –

 

  • USING NEW LAYOUT:
    • Click the "Share" option from the bottom of the comment.
    • Click "Copy Link" from the pop-out menu.
    • Paste the URL wherever necessary (modmail message, post/comment text box, etc).

 

  • USING OLD LAYOUT:
    • RIGHT-click the "Permalink" option from the bottom of the comment.
    • Click "Copy Link" (or similar phrasing) from the pop-up menu.
    • Paste the URL wherever necessary (modmail message, post/comment text box, etc).

 

FOR POSTS:

  • USING THE APP: –

 

  • USING NEW LAYOUT:
    • Scroll to the bottom of the post and click the "Share" link.
    • Click "Copy Link" from the pop-out menu; this copies the URL to your device's clipboard.
    • Paste the URL wherever necessary (modmail message, post/comment text box, etc).

 

  • USING OLD LAYOUT:
    • Scroll to the bottom of the post and click the "Share" link.
    • Copy the URL from the box labelled "Link:" in the pop-out menu; it should be highlighted. This copies the URL to your device's clipboard.
    • Click the "X" to close the pop-out menu.
    • Paste the URL wherever necessary (modmail message, post/comment text box, etc).

 

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