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AmritaDeva

@amritadeva

Creative Writer, Traveller. Mixing fiction, fantasy and magic with real people, real questions, real journeys

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AmritaDeva
@amritadeva Oct 5, 2020, 12:20 PM UTC

Why I'd Love to be a Community Builder @theinkwell

## The Ink Well Call for Community Builders In the September newsletter, The Ink Well subscribers were updated about some big changes and opportunities, presented by @shanibeer, to move this communit…

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AmritaDeva
@amritadeva Oct 1, 2020, 12:07 PM UTC

Hive creative contest: A Black Panther in the House

This is an element of a drawing from earlier this year, where I attempted to tell the same story as the one I've put down in words below. It's something that impacted me, and will stay with me foreve…

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AmritaDeva
@amritadeva Sep 17, 2020, 12:18 PM UTC

Short Story: An Alternative Motive | My Cold Daughter, Salome

## Short Story Inspiration This story was inspired by a work of art I found in the Kunsthal in Rotterdam. To read more about it, check my earlier post, which is also an invitation to join me in this…

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AmritaDeva
@amritadeva Sep 14, 2020, 9:16 AM UTC

Writing CONTEST: An Alternative Motive for Having John's Head | Win 10 Hive

## Salome When we visited the Kunsthal in Rotterdam, I was impressed with an exposition of tapestries they were showing. And wanted to use some of them as inspiration for writing exercises or a short…

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AmritaDeva
@amritadeva Sep 9, 2020, 11:20 AM UTC

Writing CHALLENGE: Describing a Scenery / One Sense at a Time

## Tapestries Yesterday afternoon, my husband and I visited the Kunsthal in Rotterdam, Netherlands. If you ever visit the city and want to check out a museum, make it this one. They always have a wid…

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AmritaDeva
@amritadeva Sep 1, 2020, 6:46 PM UTC

Characters with flaws: Making your characters relatable and interesting

## Characters In the past few weeks, I've been reading up on writing tips. And of course, the quality of our stories largely depends on the quality of the characters our stories are about. Whether th…

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AmritaDeva
@amritadeva Aug 28, 2020, 8:33 PM UTC

Zombie Writing Contest: The Lady in Latex

### Moving beyond the Comfort Zone I never thought I'd be writing a zombie story. Really, never. But doing it was so much fun! Thanks @snook, for an awesome invitation to try out something new. The c…

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AmritaDeva
@amritadeva Aug 27, 2020, 12:38 PM UTC

theinkwell writing prize | Personal Treasure

### Story arc After posting my first entry to theinkwell's Short Story Writing Prize, I liked how @shanibeer left a 'challenge' in the comments. Explaining that the main criteria for this competition…

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AmritaDeva
@amritadeva Aug 24, 2020, 12:48 PM UTC

theinkwell writing prize | The Secret to Outliving Everyone

Hey all, Just a few words, before I share my short story. It's been almost two years since I last spent time in this community (seems there are a lot of changes to catch up on). I had started a new j…

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AmritaDeva
@amritadeva Dec 31, 2018, 3:07 PM UTC

Is Steemit a platform only for people without a fulltime job?

## Weekends and holidays I'm a lucky person. My job involves a lot of writing. Means that when I come home after a day of work, there's not a whole lot of writing inspiration left. I started my fullt…

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