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January 6, 2020 43 mins

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Join us in this conversation with author and kindred spirit Ashlee Cowles as she shares about how travel and parenthood have changed her creative process. Ashlee believes that “creativity is not something we can lose, even if it has to lie dormant sometimes,” and we wholeheartedly agree. Listen in to learn how she’s spreading support and encouragement for creative parents through her latest project, The Most Creative Thing.

Ashlee Cowles is the author of the award-winning novel, Beneath Wandering Stars, and its sequel, Below Northern Lights. Her YA gothic mystery, THE POPPY & THE ROSE, will be published in 2020.

Ashlee’s books

Beneath Wandering Stars

Below Northern Lights

Wisdom for the Way: A Camino de Santiago Guidebook for the Pilgrim’s Soul

Resources we shared

The Most Creative Thing

The Cultivating Project

Discover Your Creative Personality Type resource on The Most Creative Thing

Books we talked about

Atomic Habits by James Clear

Before I Disappear by Danielle Stinson

All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

Four Seasons in Rome by Anthony Doerr

The Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal

Great Kitchens of the Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal

Where to find Ashlee

www.ashleecowles.com

www.themostcreativething.com

Instagram: @ashleecowles

Instagram: @themostcreativething

Where to find Abbie

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/20016618-abbigail-e-kriebs

Website: http://www.inkwellsandimages.com

Instagram: @abbigailekriebs

Twitter: @abbigailekriebs

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/abbigailekriebs/

Facebook: http://facebook.com/inkwellsandimages

Where to find Ashley

Website: www.brookseditorial.com

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