Ep 30 - Chris Birch - Gaming Publisher and Founder of Modiphius

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Brian's guest this week is tabletop game designer Chris Birch. Chris is the founder and publisher of Modiphius, a company that creates roleplaying games, board games, and war games in a diverse range of original and licensed properties including Dune, Star Trek, Fallout, Homeworld, Skyrim, Conan, James Bond, and more! Before founding Modiphius, Chris managed bands, tours, and night clubs for the dance music industry and ran a video game fashion label.

Chris and Brian talk about Modiphius; the magnificent backlist of licensed properties they’ve been able to work with, how much sociability and the convention circuit matters to a gaming company, and how fantasy art has changed over the years. They also cover Chris’s past jobs, including how those experiences paved the way for Modiphius and how happy accidents drive both our personal and professional lives. Enjoy Brian's conversation with Chris Birch!

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Ep 30 - Chris Birch - Gaming Publisher and Founder of Modiphius

Page Break with Brian McClellan

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Find Modiphius on Twitter and their website.

Find Brian at his website, on Twitter and Instagram, or find his books on Amazon, direct from his bookstore, or wherever books are sold!

Don't forget to support the show on Patreon, or pick up some swag on Redbubble.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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My guest this week is author Becky Chambers! Becky is known for her breakout science fiction Wayfarers series, which began in 2015 with A Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet. Wayfarers books have been nominated for a whole bunch of awards, and won the Hugo for best series in 2019. Becky is also the author of the Monk and Robot series as well as a number of short stories. Becky and I chat about beekeeping and our love of the natural world, and the way hope and wonder helps fuel our writing. We also talk about the way fiction can explore nuance in a way the real world often ignores. Finally, we get into the way writers grow and change over time, and how we can fall into the rut of working on the same types of projects for the same audiences over and over again. Find Becky on her website . Find Brian McClellan at his website , on Twitter and Instagram , or find his books on Amazon , direct from his bookstore , or wherever books are sold! Don't forget to support the show on Patreon , or pick up some swag on Redbubble . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Ep 69 - Beth Cato - Author and Poet 55:34

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Ep 68 - Travis Baldree - Author and Narrator 57:38

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Ep 67 - Michael Stackpole - Science Fiction Author 57:24

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Ep 66 - Bookborn - Youtuber and Reviewer 1:05:06

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Ep 65 - Ken Liu - SFF Author and Futurist 57:15

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Ep 64 - Aaryn Flynn - Game Developer 1:01:35

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Ep 63 - Django Wexler - Fantasy Author 56:46

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Ep 62 - Max Gladstone - Fantasy Author 1:09:33

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Ep 61 - Grace P. Fong - Author, Artist, and Game Designer 1:00:25

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Ep 60 - Piper J Drake - Romantic Fantasy Author 1:12:21

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Ep 59 - R.R. Virdi - Fantasy Author 1:05:18

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Ep 58 - Seanbaby - Comedy Writer and Podcaster 1:05:23

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My guest this week is comedy writer and podcaster Sean “Seanbaby” Reiley. Seanbaby is an old-school Cracked alumni known for his work with fellow Page Break guest Robert Brockway on 1900hotdog.com and its podcast, Dogg Zzone 9000. Seanbaby has also written and performed for Attack of the Show, Adult Swim, Cracked.com , and numerous internet venues. Seanbaby and I chat about the strange things he researches, trying to get the tone of a joke across in text, and the balance between creating and reviewing. We discuss good and bad faith in online discourse, as well as the need to punch down and the lines that Sean makes for himself when creating comedy around real people. We generally solve all the world’s problems, so enjoy my conversation with Seanbaby! You can find Seanbaby on Twitter or his website . Find Brian McClellan at his website , on Twitter and Instagram , or find his books on Amazon , direct from his bookstore , or wherever books are sold! Don't forget to support the show on Patreon , or pick up some swag on Redbubble . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Ep 57 - Adrian Tchaikovsky - Science Fiction and Fantasy Author 57:22

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My guest this week is the prolific, award-winning science fiction and fantasy author Adrian Tchaikovsky. Adrian is known for his early epic fantasy, Shadows of the Apt, and for his lauded Children of Time series, the third book of which should be out by the time this podcast airs. He’s also got the brand-new stand-alone City of Last Chances and a whole massive backlist of novel and short stories. Adrian and I chat about his early career in the British legal system, our experiences transitioning to full time authors, and the way external conditions affect our writing. We talk about Adrian’s interest in zoology and the role insects have played in his writing, as well as the tropes in epic fantasy that irritate us. We also touch on propaganda, tribalism, and human psychology. Enjoy my chat with Adrian Tchaikovsky! You can find Adrian on Twitter or his website . Find Brian McClellan at his website , on Twitter and Instagram , or find his books on Amazon , direct from his bookstore , or wherever books are sold! Don't forget to support the show on Patreon , pick up some swag on Redbubble , or back the Montego Kickstarter ! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Ep 56 - Robison Wells - SFF Author and Wargame Blogger 59:13

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My guest this week is New York Times bestselling author and wargame blogger Robison Wells! Rob is known for his breakout young adult suspense novel Variant and it’s sequel Feedback, as well as a number of other science fiction and fantasy novels. He also co-wrote The Warning with James Patterson, and now runs a popular wargame hobby website, the Wargame Explorer. Rob and I chat at length about the wargaming industry and its various quirks and foibles. We touch on Rob’s struggle to maintain his writing career with schizophrenia, and how much painting miniatures has helped him maintain and regulate his creative side. Enjoy my conversation with Robison Wells! You can find Rob on Twitter or his Wargaming Blog . Find Brian McClellan at his website , on Twitter and Instagram , or find his books on Amazon , direct from his bookstore , or wherever books are sold! Don't forget to support the show on Patreon , pick up some swag on Redbubble , or back the Montego Kickstarter ! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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