{"id":32819,"date":"2026-07-03T10:16:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T14:16:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/725-romantic-hero-with-kirsty-greenwood\/"},"modified":"2026-07-03T10:16:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T14:16:03","slug":"725-romantic-hero-with-kirsty-greenwood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/725-romantic-hero-with-kirsty-greenwood\/","title":{"rendered":"725. Romantic Hero with Kirsty Greenwood"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<p>My guest this week is Kirsty Greenwood, whose new book <em>Romantic Hero<\/em> is out now everywhere, all over the world.<\/p>\n<p>Kirsty writes what she calls \u201cspeculative romantic comedy,\u201d and I really loved her first book,\u00a0<em>Love of my Afterlife.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>We discuss SHOCKING topics like deleting the first book she tried to write, the character journeys in Romantic Hero, dealing with writer\u2019s block, and punching people in the face.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Want to watch this episode? <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@SmartPodcastTrashyBooks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Find us on YouTube!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>New!<\/strong> I\u2019m <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@romantictimesrewind?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posting clips from Romantic Times Rewind on TikTok!\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"text-left\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#transcript\"><span class=\"bluelt\">\u2764<\/span> Read the transcript <span class=\"bluelt\">\u2764<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3>\u2193 Press Play<\/h3>\n<p><div class=\"ose-self-hosterd ose-uid-d0226d8f0d1c3f42455c5771447c2185 ose-embedpress-responsive\" style=\"width:600px; height:550px; max-height:550px; max-width:100%; display:inline-block;\" data-embed-type=\"document_mp3\"><audio controls> <source src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/dbsapodcast\/https:\/\/smartbitchestrashybooks.com\/podcast\/https:\/\/open.acast.com\/public\/streams\/62a7849004bdd200117465f3\/episodes\/6a4542ad6771af4aa46baba2.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mpeg\"><\/audio><\/div><\/p>\n<p><em>This podcast player may not work on Chrome and a different browser is suggested.<\/em>\u00a0More ways to listen \u2192<\/p>\n<h4>Here are the books we discuss in this podcast:<\/h4>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0FPKWHTH2\/?tag=trashybooks-20\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p><\/a><br \/>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0CKB1K7FC\/?tag=trashybooks-20\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p><\/a><br \/>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0FKGJ26MK\/?tag=trashybooks-20\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p><\/a><br \/>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0FPRHT98S\/?tag=trashybooks-20\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Make sure to disable your ad blocker to see all the<br \/>\nbooks.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>You can find Kirsty Greenwood at her website, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kirstygreenwood.com\/newsletter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KirstyGreenwood.com, and sign up for her newsletter<\/a>. You can also find her on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kirsty_greenwood\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> and on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KirstyGreenwoodBooks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook at KirstyGreenwoodBooks<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can also listen to us discussing\u00a0<em>Love of my Afterlife<\/em> in Episode 622. The Love of My Afterlife with Kirsty Greenwood.<\/p>\n<p>We also mentioned:<\/p>\n<p>And I forgot to mention that today\u2019s joke is a combination of jokes from Victor882 and Murseman1964.<\/p>\n<p>If you like the podcast, you can subscribe to our feed, or find<br \/>\nus at <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/new-improved-dbsa-romance\/id489361869\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/7rfuDR4nE5sWFGhTpAJJex?si=irfdKJIzTD-4x-44HsSHPw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a>, or wherever you listen to your favorite shows!<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"margin-bottom:0;\"><span class=\"bluelt\">\u2764<\/span> <strong><em>More ways to<br \/>\nsponsor:<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"margin-top:0;\"><em>Sponsor us through <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/SmartBitches?ty=h\">Patreon<\/a>! (What is<br \/>\nPatreon?)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/SmartBitches?ty=h\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>What did you think of today&#8217;s episode? Got ideas? Suggestions? You can talk to us on the blog<br \/>\nentries for the podcast or <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/SmartPodcast\" target=\"_blank\">talk to<br \/>\nus on Facebook<\/a> if that&#8217;s where you hang out online. You can email us at <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:sbjpodcast@gmail.com\">sbjpodcast@gmail.com<\/a> or you can call and leave us a<br \/>\nmessage at our Google voice number: 201-371-3272. Please don&#8217;t forget to give us a name and<br \/>\nwhere you&#8217;re calling from so we can work your message into an upcoming podcast.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for listening!<\/p>\n<h3>Transcript<\/h3>\n<p><h6><span class=\"bluelt\">\u2764<\/span> <em>Click to view the transcript<\/em> <span class=\"bluelt\">\u2764<\/span><\/h6>\n<\/p>\n<p>This podcast transcript was handcrafted with meticulous skill by Garlic Knitter. Many thanks.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/frolic.media\/podcasts\/\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"font-size: 1.8rem; margin: 0.3em 0 0.5em;\"><em>Smart Podcast, Trashy Books<\/em> is part<br \/>\nof the Frolic Podcast Network. Find many more outstanding podcasts at <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/frolic.media\/podcasts\/\" target=\"_blank\">Frolic.media\/podcasts!<\/a><\/h6>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My guest this week is Kirsty Greenwood, whose new book Romantic Hero is out now everywhere, all over the world. Kirsty writes what she calls \u201cspeculative romantic comedy,\u201d and I really loved her first book,\u00a0Love of my Afterlife. 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