Hi!

Gosh. Has it been 12 years since I started writing? It's been wild and I only wish I'd started earlier. I've learned so much and met some pretty incredible people along the way. Doing all of this solo for so long before starting my Patreon and Discord servers left me in a pretty isolated place. Opening up, sharing and talking and laughing with the wonderful connections I've made (y'all know who you are!) has ultimately led me to finally come to accept some things about myself. Things I wish I'd accepted years ago.

So, hello, hi. I'm coming out. Mark Graham becomes Heather Graham.

The ref sheet I got back in July broke my egg. Such a simple, small thing. Well, not the process of designing it, no. That took some work but it pales in comparison to the incredible effort Noegenhed put into it.

The femme form did it. Just seeing her standing there with that grin and seeing the hints of myself there. If the writing I've done with feminizing men didn't give any hints, I've spent years daydreaming about being a woman - being envious of them in different ways. Longing to step into that world and out of the one I've been living in.

I thought it was impossible. Even just a few months ago, I'd just resigned myself to stay where I was, admitting to myself that I was on the knife's edge but seemingly unwilling to move even as the daydreams increased. A lot. As did the fantasies and desires. And still I thought it was impossible.

That one character in my ref sheet pushed me over the edge. My heart ached to see her. To see her confidence. To see what could be.

It broke me when I realized I could be her.

And, so, I made my decision.

I didn't want to grow old(er) and look back with immense regret at never taking that step. I didn't want to lie there, dying, cursing myself for not having the bravery to embrace who I was.

Today, I officially started my journey. And, boy, I am not a fan of needles. I still did it, though!

I'm sure this is no surprise to a lot of you :)

I don't expect much to change at all. I'm only even announcing it since I'm changing my pen name and will start using she/her as well.

And that's about it. My writing won't change. I still expect to focus on female werewolves and the others that I've been writing about over the years. Same style, same types of characters, and same content. What I'm going through won't influence any of that. I like what I have been creating.

Thank you for following me on this. There's so much for me to do moving forward, but I'm in a great place and I'm surrounded by wonderful people online and offline. I hope you'll continue to be one of them.

Heather Graham

TL;DR: Author is now a very, very good girl.