David Smale is one of the great sportswriters in our country, and he resides right here on the outskirts of Kansas City. You might have heard about his new book chronicling the history the Chiefs, which we’ll discuss on the show, but we wanted to hear more of the stories behind the other 20+ books he’s written during his career.

 

Read more about this show here: https://www.kcbusinesshuddle.com/sports/ep-4-the-stories-behind-the-books-with-author-david-smale/163/  

 

About our guest: https://davidsmalebooks.com/ 

 

What we discuss on this show: 

0:45 – Background on David

2:32 – How he got started in the media

6:17 – The story behind his first book

8:26 – How many books he’s written

9:02 – What he’s written about and which are his favorites

16:29 – The story behind his newest book on the Chiefs

20:37 – How do you decide what to write about?

23:14 – What is the typical timeframe for writing a book?

24:34 – How COVID has impacted his business?

25:40 – What is this pandemic doing to college towns?

27:40 – What goals do you have?

30:35 – What he does when he’s not writing books?

31:36 – Ways to connect with David and find his books

33:00 – If you have an idea for a book, here’s how to get it to him.