{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/62a7849004bdd200117465f3/6aeb99bb9ccd1653a7b61ec5?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"743. Behind the Scenes of Holiday Rom Coms with Katie Wilbert","description":"<p><a href=\"http://katiewilbert.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Katie Wilbert</a> is a writer and performer, she moonlights as a disco ball, and she writes television romantic comedies, including <em>A Vineyard Christmas.</em></p><p>So we are going behind the scenes to explore what makes a good Christmas rom com, and what her experience as a writer is like. This is really a story about how, as Seneca allegedly said, “Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.”</p><p><br></p><p>What holiday rom coms are your favorites?</p><p><br></p><p>...</p><p><br></p><p>Also: don’t forget! <strong>If you are in the Patreon (or <a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/smartbitches\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">if you want to join</a>!) you can sign up to be part of our Holiday Wishes episodes</strong>. They’re extremely fun and very popular, and it’s a supremely easy process: we do a 15 minute interview where you share your favorite book(s) of 2026, your wishes for everyone in 2027, and, if you like, a terrible joke. You can sign up from the link pinned on the Patreon page!</p>","author_name":"Sarah Wendell"}