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  • About
  • Writing
    • To Die is Different Than Supposed
    • Other Selected Works
  • Book & Writing Coaching Services
    • Working with Alissa as Your Book/Writing Coach
    • Coaching FAQs
    • Getting Started with Coaching
    • Book Foundation Program
    • 1:1 Coaching
    • Publication Coaching
    • A la Carte Coaching
    • Manuscript Evaluations
  • Courses & Engagement
    • Group Courses
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    • Guest Speaking
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ALISSA BUTTERWORTH

alissa butterworth

You already have a story worth telling.
​Let’s make it unforgettable.


Alissa Butterworth is a multi-award-winning author and certified book coach who guides fiction and memoir writers through every stage of the creative process—from the first spark of an idea to a manuscript ready for publication. With a blend of craft, accountability, and encouragement, she helps writers bring the stories in their heads onto the page and into the world.

It's time to turn your story into something beautiful. Ready to begin?
Start your journey today.

The same care and curiosity Alissa brings to her coaching work guides her own writing, too. Every story teaches us something about who we are—including Alissa's debut novel To Die Is Different Than Supposed.
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To Die Is Different Than Supposed: a novel

A haunting, lyrical exploration of loss, love, and what lingers after.
In her award-winning debut novel, Alissa Butterworth weaves a story that blurs the boundary between the living and the dead, the remembered and the forgotten.

​Finalist for the 19th Annual National Indie Excellence Award for Literary Fiction.
Discover why readers are calling it deeply human and beautifully written.
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"We died by bicycle, by a breakfast gone bad, by a fist, a broken promise, a rowboat, letters no one else was supposed to see."
—excerpt from TO DIE IS DIFFERENT THAN SUPPOSED


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19th Annual National Indie Excellence Award Finalist in Literary Fiction
2025 Maxy Award Runner Up in General Fiction and Nonfiction
Readers' Choice Book Awards Gold Winner
2025 International Impact Book Award Winner in Contemporary Fiction
The BookFest 2025 Second Place Award for Fiction—Literary—Contemporary
Readers' Favorite 5 Stars
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