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Illustrated Life

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Connecting the dots between creative habit, drawing, writing, memory, gratitude, and making art in the margins. Plus, free Illustrate Your Week prompts for keeping an illustrated journal to document YOUR life. ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ ๐ŸŽจ

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About Amy Cowen

Illustrated Life / Connecting the dots, from illustrated journals to diary comics, memory, hybrid writing/creative nonfiction, and creative habit. Free weekly #illustrateyourweek prompts to document YOUR life. ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ (she/her)

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