Rebecca Heidt: The Visionary Author Behind The Acceptance Series, Championing Inclusivity And Mental-Health Awareness Through Literature And Film.
Exploring The Acceptance Series
Rebecca Heidt discusses her Acceptance series, LGBTQ+ advocacy, mental-health activism, personal inspirations, screenwriting insights, and the creative process behind adapting her books into films.
Rebecca Heidt is a gifted LGBTQ+ writer, artist, and advocate whose works intertwine themes of anthropology, history, spirituality, and nature. Her acclaimed Acceptance series—spanning titles such as Acceptance: The Beginning, Acceptance: The Reality, and Acceptance: Reborn—delves into profound emotional journeys and diverse relationships, with a fourth instalment, Acceptance: Reconcile, currently in progress. Expanding her storytelling beyond literature, Rebecca is adapting her series into a feature film, Secrets of The Warrior, where she maintains the depth and cultural richness of her novels.
As a mental-health activist and creative coach, Rebecca brings authenticity to her writing, using her neurodivergent perspective to develop emotionally complex characters and narratives. Her growing body of work continues to inspire by blending inclusive representation with universal truths and showcasing the power of personal experiences in shaping meaningful stories.
In Acceptance: The Beginning, Selena discovers her mystical heritage in Sweden—how did you weave your interests in anthropology, history and spirituality into the world‑building and character development?
It’s easiest to write a world I love and know as a fan of fantasy myself and what I’d watch. The creative space that anthroplogy and spirituality allows me to cultivate ideas and storylines with character backgrounds. I developed the characters based on a yin yang relationship. You need a balance of light and dark, you can’t have one without the other.
Acceptance: The Reality explores trust and loyalty under rebellion—what real‑world experiences influenced Selena’s deeper emotional journey in this second installment?
I had a lot of unfortunate things happen to me at once and it triggered a fight for my life. During that battle for myself. the story was born and the brick work for The Reality came from it. It’s my experiences evolving myself.
“You need a balance of light and dark; you can’t have one without the other.” – Rebecca Heidt
Writing Acceptance: Reborn through personal grief and injury must have been intense—how did those emotions transform Selena’s pursuit of unity and healing?
I believe that everyone deserves a chance to make the right choices regardless of past. We’re all internally fighting something, which is full of grief then lead to healing. It will feel lonesome but doesn’t always have to be. I hope it will teach people to be more understanding and compassinate.
Your Acceptance series centres LGBTQ+ representation—how has your advocacy for LGBTQ+ rights shaped the romantic and familial relationships in your books?
Part of my advocacy is allowing people to live their life, whatever that looks like for them. I wrote the relationships around each character to be supportive so we could all see what that would look like.
“I believe everyone deserves a chance to make the right choices, regardless of their past.”– Rebecca Heidt
As CEO of Heidt Films adapting Acceptance into “Secrets of the Warrior”, how are you preserving the novels’ thematic depth in the cinematic version?
I didnt move from the plot and general feel of the books regardless of the pushback of others, I stayed very close to what is known but added more. The series represents worldwide culture and I honored that with my cast and crew being multi-culture.
You coach authors on transforming books into films—what unique insight from your screenwriting journey influenced the narrative structure of Acceptance: Reconcile in progress?
As a coach helping authors adapt books into films, I’ve learned that writing demands emotional honesty and visual storytelling. One unique insight that shaped Acceptance: Reconcile is the power of silence and subtext, letting emotions unfold through actions rather than dialogue. Between characters that have been absent for decades, to the advancement in fighting scenes and non-verbal ques putting once enemies now allies in the same room for the greater good.
You were ranked ninth in the Iconic 100 Impact Igniters for 2023—how has your mental‑health activism and neurodivergent perspective enriched the authenticity of your protagonists?
In the series I added inner thoughts to show a vulnerability and connection to readers. Some people with mental struggles can’t discuss it, so I showed different scenerios of life. The point of the series is validate every emotion but work through it to not let it fester. In the background I call into question what does living life mean to each person.
Finally, what is the single most important piece of advice you’d give aspiring authors hoping to write inclusive, emotionally complex fantasy stories?
Don’t give up. Write the stories only you can give breath to. It doesn’t need to be perfect, it just needs to be worked on. You can make changes as much as you want later.
