Hannah Richell on Writing Memoir, Grief, and An Ocean and a Day

Join host and author Pamela Cook as she  interviews author Hannah Richell about her memoir An Ocean and a Day, which explores the sudden death of her husband Matt in a surfing accident at Tamarama Beach in 2014 and the long journey of grief that followed.

Richell discusses journaling as a survival tool, shaping years of writing into a memoir, and choosing a circular, tidal structure that moves between past and present to show what was lost and reflect how grief is experienced. She shares key influences and also talks about narrating the audiobook herself, deciding what to include about her children, and how touring and reader responses have been unexpectedly uplifting.

00:00 Level Up Writing Courses

01:39 Episode Updates and Memoir Intro

05:15 Memoir Overview and Loss

08:38 Beach Bookends and Ending

13:22 Writing Grief Into Words

17:30 Tidal Timeline Structure

24:02 Journaling to Memoir Draft2

9:38 Visitation Dream Story

32:56 Host Family Grief Reflection

36:42 Kids as Anchors

38:05 Writing Through Nights

38:42 Books That Held Me

42:34 Quoting and Permissions

44:18 Narrating the Audiobook

49:10 Shaping the Memoir

50:51 Privacy and Boundaries

56:20 Swallows and Tattoos

01:00:27 Touring and Reader Connection

01:03:39 Wrap Up and Farewell

 

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Hannah Richell on Writing Memoir, Grief, and An Ocean and a Day
Join host and author Pamela Cook as she&nbsp; interviews author Hannah Richell about her memoir An Ocean and a Day, which explores the sudden death of her husband Matt in a surfing accident at Tamarama Beach in 2014 and the long journey of grief that followed.
Richell discusses journaling as a survival tool, shaping years of writing into a memoir, and choosing a circular, tidal structure that moves between past and present to show what was lost and reflect how grief is experienced. She shares key influences and also talks about narrating the audiobook herself, deciding what to include about her children, and how touring and reader responses have been unexpectedly uplifting.
00:00 Level Up Writing Courses
01:39 Episode Updates and Memoir Intro
05:15 Memoir Overview and Loss
08:38 Beach Bookends and Ending
13:22 Writing Grief Into Words
17:30 Tidal Timeline Structure
24:02 Journaling to Memoir Draft2
9:38 Visitation Dream Story
32:56 Host Family Grief Reflection
36:42 Kids as Anchors
38:05 Writing Through Nights
38:42 Books That Held Me
42:34 Quoting and Permissions
44:18 Narrating the Audiobook
49:10 Shaping the Memoir
50:51 Privacy and Boundaries
56:20 Swallows and Tattoos
01:00:27 Touring and Reader Connection
01:03:39 Wrap Up and Farewell
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SHOWNOTES:
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<a href="http://www.writes4women.com/">www.writes4women.com</a>
Facebook @writes4women
Twitter / Instagram @w4wpodcast
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W4W Substack
Click <a href="https://writes4women.substack.com/">here</a>
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Hannah Richell
Website: click <a href="https://www.hannahrichell.com/">here</a>
Facebook: click <a href="https://www.facebook.com/hannahrichellauthor">here</a>
Instagram: click <a href="https://www.instagram.com/hannahrichell/">here</a>
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Pamela Cook
<a href="http://www.pamelacook.com.au/">www.pamelacook.com.au</a>
Facebook @amelacookauthor
Twitter @PamelaCookAU
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This episode produced by Pamela Cook for Writes4Women and recorded on unceded Dharawal land.
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Writes4Women is all about celebrating women's voices and supporting women writers. It's about writing the voice, reading the voice and being the voice. Every week host Pamela Cook, or a special guest host, interviews an outstanding female, trans or non-binary author about their books, writing process and life. Transcript available via the Writes4Women website. Video of most episodes available on the Writes4Women youtube channel. You can find out more about Writes4Women at www.writes4women.com

Writes4Women is all about celebrating women's voices and supporting women writers. It's about writing the voice, reading the voice and being the voice. Every week host Pamela Cook, or a special guest host, interviews an outstanding female, trans or non-binary author about their books, writing process and life. Transcript available via the Writes4Women website. Video of most episodes available on the Writes4Women youtube channel. You can find out more about Writes4Women at www.writes4women.com

Celebrating Women's Voices and Supporting Women Writers

Writes4Women

Writes4Women is all about celebrating women's voices and supporting women writers. In weekly episodes women's fiction author Pamela Cook and an all-star cast of guest hosts talk to women writers about the craft, business and heart of writing, along with a monthly feature on a new release author. If you're a writer you'll love the writing conversation and tips shared by the talented guests and if you're a reader you'll get a great insight into the writing process. Subscribe to the PamelaCook/Writes4Women mailing list via the website and check out the Patreon bonuses while you're there. And don't forget to follow the podcast on your favourite platform or find the audio and video wt writes4women.com

Writes4Women is all about celebrating women's voices and supporting women writers. In weekly episodes women's fiction author Pamela Cook and an all-star cast of guest hosts talk to women writers about the craft, business and heart of writing, along with a monthly feature on a new release author. If you're a writer you'll love the writing conversation and tips shared by the talented guests and if you're a reader you'll get a great insight into the writing process. Subscribe to the PamelaCook/Writes4Women mailing list via the website and check out the Patreon bonuses while you're there. And don't forget to follow the podcast on your favourite platform or find the audio and video wt writes4women.com

Hannah Richell on Writing Memoir, Grief, and An Ocean and a Day