Hey everyone!
Here's the other chapter I owed you, and you haven't been charged for this post.
I really hope you enjoy it. Please let me know if you spot any typos!
Cheers
Tefler
2022-02-27 03:35:16 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone!
I've finished off the chapter with a bunch of new scenes. I hope you enjoy them!
Please let me know if you spot any typos.
Tefler
P.S. If you want to go directly to the start of the new scenes, just search for the # symbol.
2022-02-19 17:42:07 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone,
This is a placeholder for chapter 149. I'll wrap this up as quickly as I can in February to keep the plot moving along for you at a faster pace. It's been a while since we had a space battle and I'm really looking forward to writing the next... two? ;-)
Thanks in advance for the support and I hope you enjoy the upcoming chapters.
Regards,
Tefler
2022-02-01 01:47:13 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone,
Here's the first half of the next chapter. I've proofread it, but let me know if you spot any mistakes!
I hope you enjoy it,
Tefler
2022-02-01 01:38:10 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone,
I've been working more on chapter 148 this afternoon, and as I said in my previous post I'll upload that for you later tonight before I go to bed.
Unfortunately, I find myself in dire straits again, having lost so much time being sick this month. I have the final payment to the builders due, so I was trying to complete two billable chapters to pay off that debt.<...
2022-01-31 20:56:15 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone,
I tested positive for Covid this morning, which explains all the strange symptoms I've been suffering from for the past few weeks. Fatigue, nausea, sore throat, lingering cough, headaches... I even lost my voice a couple of days ago!
Despite dealing with a catalogue of unpleasant side-effects, I've managed to get about half-way through the next chapter. I'll keep...
2022-01-31 15:04:50 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone!
Apologies for keeping you waiting. I've finished the chapter and hope you enjoy reading the additional scenes.
For those of you who read the preview and want to go straight to the new stuff, just search for the # symbol. That will take you to the beginning of the first new scene.
I hope you enjoy it!
Tefler
P.S. Please let me know if you spot an...
2022-01-23 14:46:45 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone,
Here's the first (proofread) part of the upcoming chapter, which you can treat as a preview or just wait for the entire thing. I've finished several more scenes, but I had to chop them out because I need to make some tweaks so they fit properly in the timeline. I still need to add another couple of scenes before John can leave Genthalas and rejoin the girls at Kythshara.
... 2022-01-01 03:20:33 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone!
I've finished Chapter 146 of Three Square Meals, so if you were waiting for the completed version instead of reading the preview, here it is!
I hope you enjoy it,
Tefler
2021-12-30 01:10:53 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone,
I hope you're all having a very merry Christmas and Santa sent you a sexy space elf in stockings! If you weren't on the naughty list and didn't receive a feisty Galkiran thrall, then you have my sympathies... but you can console yourself with a preview of the next chapter of TSM.
I've attached my first draft of chapter 146. I still have half-a-dozen more scenes p...
2021-12-25 09:56:58 +0000 UTC View PostHello again,
As I'm sure you're well aware from my last status post, I intended to complete three chapters in November. Chapter144 (which I didn't charge for as it was already paid), chapter 145, and chapter 146. Unfortunately, I lost over a week due to sickness in the middle of the month, which caused mayhem with my intended schedule.
The reason it was important to complete t...
2021-12-01 03:41:09 +0000 UTC View Post*** UPDATE - added additional scenes. Final version. ***
Hey everyone!
I've nearly finished this chapter and I'm just wrapping up the final scenes. I'll continue to update this post with new additions as I add them to the document.
The Governor scene that I cut from chapter 144 is now at the end of this one and I've filled in all the events that transpired before 9pm tha...
2021-12-01 03:08:00 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone!
A nasty cold has wreaked havoc with my intended schedule for this month, but I've finally completed chapter 144.
I cut out the final scene with the governors and have pushed that into chapter 145, because it wasn't in the correct place in the timeline. So that was about 2.5k I cut, which I've now replaced and expanded with different scenes.
I hope you enjoy...
2021-11-20 03:36:03 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone!
I've added more to the chapter, but my son helpfully gave me a heavy cold, so it's been hard to wrap everything up.
I want to add a couple more scenes to conclude Jade's current subplot, and I might also chop the final scene with the rogue colonies, then push that back a chapter to better fit the timeline (it should occur at 9pm). I left it in here to give you so...
2021-11-11 02:51:28 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone,
I'm making great progress on the next chapter and have nearly completed it. I was trying to get it finished today as I've got a busy day tomorrow with a blood test and few other real life things I've been putting off, but I ran out of time. I'll aim to publish the chapter on the 10th instead.
Cheers
Tefler
2021-11-09 01:59:24 +0000 UTC View PostHey guys,
I've been thinking about what to give you as a special reward for literally years now, but all the ideas I had seemed inadequate to express my gratitude for your generosity.
I'm sure you remember the $10 reward that I did a few years ago, where people could send me ideas for a Terran Federation officer, which I then included in TSM. They came up with some really uniq...
2021-11-01 04:38:24 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone,
Many months ago, I had a long chat with an aspiring author about a spinoff story she wanted to write in the TSM universe. I suggested a number of ideas and she really ran with it, creating an awesome story with some great characters. You'll notice some familiar faces in here, but Recurve33 has delved into an area of TSM with the minor alien races that I haven't explored in a...
2021-11-01 03:58:00 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone!
I hope you all enjoyed the last chapter with the crew finally reaching Mael'nerak's homeworld.
Both halves of chapter 143 took a lot longer to write than usual, because it's a pivotal part of the story that involved a lot of planning. The battle scenes always take considerably more effort to create, because there are a lot of rapid scene changes, and I have to carefull...
2021-11-01 03:47:48 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone!
Here is the completed release of chapter 143. To those of you who have been waiting to read it all in one go, I hope you enjoy it!
Please let me know if you spot any typos and I'll make the appropriate corrections.
Cheers,
Tefler
2021-11-01 00:35:24 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone!
Here's the second half of chapter 143. I hope you enjoy it!
Tefler
2021-10-30 12:15:49 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone!
I'm just finishing off the final scene for this chapter, sorry it took a while to complete. The second half got a lot bigger than I originally intended and I had to cut some additional scenes from this one for pacing purposes. I'll wrap it up tomorrow morning, then publish it immediately afterwards.
Speak to you again in a few hours,
Tefler
2021-10-30 03:27:29 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone,
As discussed in the previous post, I'll be charging for this one as a "payment in advance" for chapter 144. Thanks to all of you for your kind words of support!
I thought I'd include a bonus on this post, so I added my character glossary. I refer to this frequently when writing TSM and it includes some of my notes about the individual places or characters in the story....
2021-10-01 02:25:48 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone!
Thanks very much for all your words of support on the previous post. I hope you enjoy the first half of this chapter. I'll wrap up the rest as quickly as I can.
Cheers,
Tefler
2021-10-01 01:48:19 +0000 UTC View PostHey guys,
I went onto the discord recently and discussed my plans for two releases this month... Unfortunately, the last few weeks have been a disaster!
Gather around and I shall tell you me tale of woe...
Ten years ago, my wife and I paid for a big refurbishment of our house, which included a substantial extension for what was a galley kitchen. The building work was mostly do...
2021-09-30 22:35:02 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone,
I've completed the final scene for chapter 142 and combined the two halved together. I really hope you enjoy it!
Regards,
Tefler
(You haven't been charged for this release.)
2021-09-10 14:28:46 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone!
Here's the second half of the chapter. I want to add more to the final scene, so I'll merge the two halves when that's completed.
Regards,
Tefler
(I'm not charging for this post).
2021-09-01 03:36:05 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone,
I'm still working on chapter 142 and haven't finished it yet, but I'll give you the first half as the release this month. I'll add on the rest (without charging) as soon as it's completed.
I hope you enjoy it,
Tefler
2021-08-01 03:56:02 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone!
I'm just starting to write chapter 142 and thought I'd give you the opportunity to pick which Lioness won the party quiz. The prize for the Lionesses is a date with John, but the winner gets to plan what they actually do on their date.
Rachel volunteered to sit this one out, as she went on the hoverbike picnic on Arcadia.
Alyssa also refused to take part, b...
2021-07-01 16:51:41 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone!
Here's the completed version of Chapter 141. I've added another ~12,000 words bringing it up to 31.5k in total.
I hope you enjoy it,
Tefler
2021-06-30 22:03:50 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone!
I haven't quite finished the latest chapter, but I know you're all champing at the bit for the next instalment. I'll release the first half now and add the second when I finish it later this week.
I hope you enjoy the party!
Tefler
2021-06-01 04:45:17 +0000 UTC View Post