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Three Square Meals Ch. 191 (Placeholder)
🕑 Added 2025-04-01 02:31:25 +0000 UTCHey everyone,
This is the second placeholder for this month.
My goal is to complete three chapters for April, as my health issues and writers block both seem to be finally over. If I can get back to my old levels of productivity, I should be able to cut through the backlog at a rapid pace.
I really enjoyed writing the last chapter, and working through it quickly always seems to make it more fun. At my peak I was able to write 80k words in one month, so that's my ultimate goal. A few months like that would almost halve the number of chapters I owe you guys, and I'd love to have cleared everything by the end of 2025. Anyway, fingers crossed.
Best wishes,
Tefler
Comments
Big Dude
My take... April 30, 11:59:54 PDT CA Time... One chapter, full of riddles. Any takers?
AzureReader
Obviously it’s not going to be multiple chapters. Tef working into the wee hours could mean he’s close to finishing a chapter, which would be nice. Far more often in the past year or two it means he’s struggling to pen 1/3 of a chapter before the sun comes up.
JB
Obviously no progress. But what did we expect, except Michael 56Smith? Time to resign for APRIL. See everyone about the 3rd of May.
Michael56Smith
Ahh Nate, .... well, I guess you could certainly have reached that point, but TSM, ... ya' just gotta have it, ... ;-) ttfn
Nate
About a year ago, Tefler had fallen way behind and people were talking smack about it. As an act of faith, I upped my tier to $5/chapter because I appreciate his work and wanted to support him through others abandoning ship. But now that faith is nearly spent. We are further behind than ever and each month gives the same promise and no progress. It looks like a game to see how far he can fall behind before even his strongest supporters falter. Well, that’s not gonna be me much longer. If Tefler can do two chapters in April, I’ll stick around. If not….well, gotta cut bait eventually.
Perry Carruthers
From Patreon's FAQ: https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/8779192853261-Subscription-Billing-FAQ : "creators on the 1st-of-the-month or per-creation billing must migrate to subscription billing by November 2025" BUT "If you remain on a billing model other than subscription billing after November 2024, existing members remain unaffected, but new fans won’t be able to subscribe via the iOS app until you switch." So ... Tef MUST offer monthly billing within 6 months, however it is not clear what will happen to legacy accounts. Realistically, there seems to me to be zero chance that Tef will have caught up with his placeholders by then. Will legacy accounts become automatically converted to monthly accounts, or will there be a two-level field where new signups are monthly but legacy accounts remain as pay-per-chapter? How will Tef ever resolve this thorny probem of his own making? And at what rate will the new monthly fee be set ? I really doubt it will only be US$1. Some of the similar Patreon authors like BlaQQuill charge US$5 - $10 per month. The tension is mounting folks. Will it all end in tears, or will our plucky protagonist author gain redemption and ascend to the sunlit uplands of erotic sci fi literature. Stay tuned for more developments in the most compelling space opera since TSM - 'Tef and the Spiral of Doom'.
JB
If you aren’t skilled enough to unsubscribe about the 27th of each month and rejoin on about the 3rd of the next month, then you deserve to keep contributing to Tefflers business practices. At this point I drop in to read the comments. There has been little progress with the actual story in 3 years. Don’t mean to offend anyone.
Hendrix Morton
Is that really fair though to those that paid the placeholder expecting a "full size" chapter for the money? He has already cut back the chapter size once since this whole placeholder fiasco started.... Also same for all the suggestions to do art or side-stories or other quick fixes....We paid for full chapters of TSM, not half-chapters or other stuff...
David Fraley
Tef, at least for the time being, quit doing big chapters. If your started doing smaller more manageable chapters you could clear the backlog in two months I would guess. Maybe one! I've suggested this before, quit being stubborn and go short for a while. Thanks, Dave
John Fryar
You will continue to have access to what you have paid for. That is the singular advantage of this payment plan.
Don Morgan
I have not been on since chapter 160. I have paid through 191. If I stop now, I guess I do not get 175 through 191?
No Telling
Pathetic.
Tammy Hoffman
Love your story i get so excited every time I get to read another chapter. I've reread three square meals about 20 times waiting for more chapters. I really hope your health gets better. Our thoughts and prayers are with you
