During the 1980s and 1990s, Amyot published short stories in various Quebec literary magazines such as XYZ, Mœbius, Contre Ciel and Arcade.
She works as an editor and as a writer of television documentaries and of audiovisual presentations for businesses.
She also contributes to the literary magazine Nuit blanche.
She helped create the À voix haute organization, which presents live performances by professional comedians of complete works or excerpts of works by Quebec authors.