Ep. 1072 – From Feeding Horses to Sailing the World as an Author with Alison Gieschen

“We just felt like, you know what? If we don't do it now, we're never going to do it because too many people wait until they get older and then they never end up leaving.” – Alison Gieschen Today’s featured award-winning author is a mom, wife, sailor, horsewoman, and former schoolteacher, Alison Gieschen. Alison and I had a fun on a bun chat about her books, the challenges of life at sea, and more! Key Things You’ll Learn: What inspired Alison to become an author, and her process for writing across genres What it was like running a horse farm and teaching kids to become the Nautical Novelist How she generates her best work How her past life as an educator plays a role in the books that she writes for kids Alison’s Site: Alison’s Books: The opening track is titled, “Unknown From M.E. | Sonic Adventure 2 ~ City Pop Remix” by Iridium Beats. To listen to and download the full track, click the following link. Please support today's podcast to keep this content coming! CashApp: $DomBrightmon Donate on PayPal: @DBrightmon Buy Me a Coffee: Get Going North T-Shirts, Stickers, and More: The Going North Advancement Compass: You May Also Like… Bonus Ep. – The Soul and The Sailor with Lara Scriba: 807 – Inside The Mind of The Author Activist with Dawn Bates (@msdawnbates33): 294 – “Horse Wisdom” with Jess Campmans (@jesscampmans): Bonus – “An Alcoholic’s Progress from Mayhem to Miracles” with Sharla Charpentier (@The_Llove_Llama): 553 – “Passport Forward” with Lex Latkovski: 953 – How to Find Sweetness in Adversity with Amy Olmedo:

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Ep. 1072 – From Feeding Horses to Sailing the World as an Author with Alison Gieschen is an episode from Going North Podcast by Dom Brightmon.

This episode is 26:17 long.

This episode was published on Mar 29, 2026.

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