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Hi everyone,

I'll post a preview for chapter 155 to spread out the billing more evenly between this month and the next. Now you won't have to wait for the full chapter release to find out what the Maliri males wanted to discuss with John and Dana.

I'll wrap this up as quickly as I can, then hopefully finish off 156 and 157 in August. We've got some nasty fights coming up with the Galkiran thralls, and the big reveal to John on Kythshara, so lots of fun things on the horizon.

Cheers,

Tefler

Comments

Newnotsure

Ya no thanks I will wait for the full chapter

Michael56Smith

.273: ... back when John was being pulled into the deep Astral, for his deadly nightmares, the big-bad there called him JohnBlake, like the Ashanath do. Larn'kelnar also called him John. So, where did Gahk'kalgor's nasty master get the Maliri name for John, Baen'thelas? If this was explained, I missed it, granted that Larn MIGHT have known of it, but he did not pay any of the girls/thralls, who may have addressed him that way, much attention, ... so, any thoughts? Or was it just the Author's (Tef) way to give our heroes a little more time? ;-) TTFN

Anonymous

Ummm... Yeah, I'm getting right on that. (Brain starts to smoke from having to think through 3+ million words)

Michael56Smith

.279: , ... Tony just use about a thousand of your keyboards at once to speed up the searching, ... burp, ... press F5, ... burp again, ... ;-) TTFN

Anonymous

Yes I did. I laid them all out in a straight line and ran them over with a steamroller to get maximum key presses.

Anonymous

Tony, any results? Not drinking so no burps. Michael, ease off the drinks to stay clear. We can all celebrate later once 155 is released. And, as alway, stay safe.

Tom Ray

well 85 8w the 23 and no chapter... looks like another promise not kept. and I am tired of being charged before producing. I think it should be mentioned to the host.

Anonymous

Tefler usually drops chapters at the end of the month and beginning of the month - last few months have been the last couple of days and at most the first week. Its unusual for them to drop outside of that timeframe. Its a safe enough bet that we will get 155 this month, 156 end of the month/start of next and 157 next month. Worst case would be 155 this month, 156 and 157 preview next.

Str8NotNarrow

I'm like you, struggling to deal with the differences between what Tefler tells me he is going to do and what he actually does. its not the money,its the principal of the thing. I feel like I'm insulting myself at this point, allowing someone/anyone to tell me untruths without consequence for about a year now. Am i really tolerating this? Why? Am iawimp? Who likes to ask themself these questions?

Anonymous

All the keyboards ended up like Mr. Bill from old school Saturday Night Live when a steamroller ran over him.

Anonymous

I believe it is time to report this misrepresentation to the host. I’m like a lot of folks where I like getting paid for my work, but asking for pay without work is asinine. Keeping promises is an act of respect for the audience, which we are not receiving.

AzureReader

This irks a lot of people but it doesn’t stop Tef from doing it routinely. I find it curious why people (including myself) are so bothered by this. There are plenty of things you have to pay for before getting. And few of us are paying much for these stories - less than $2 on average. It shouldn’t be making anyone upset, but it really bothers people. There is misrepresentation due to the fact that Tef will set expectations for delivery like ‘soon’, or ‘tomorrow’, or ‘next week’… but all ways of describing a time mean ‘last day of next month’ in Tef’s language. This drives all of us a bit nuts. But again, why? I paid in full for a coffee grinder I ordered in March that I won’t get until November… and I’m more upset about not getting another TSM chapter which costs next to nothing and will arrive much sooner. Everyone seems to blame the misrepresentation or paying ahead. But if people were being honest I think waiting for another exciting chapter is the source of all pain. People could be searching for an adult sounding argument that justifies being so miffed. Something more intelligent than ‘I just really Really REALLY want the next chapter’. And yet from Tef’s perspective people claiming TSM withdraw is probably more motivational than a psudo-legal argument that waiting 30 days for a $2 product is wrong.

Michael56Smith

.291: yes AzureReader, you nailed it, ... I do see way too many comments from those with hurt feeling about Tef's practices, ... when he does something like this practically every month, I would think that the sad whiners might eventually catch on, ... I hope that you'll thoroughly enjoy your coffee grinder in November. ;-) TTFN

2ndAndrocentric

I do not believe it was explained. Perhaps they used the Maliri "name" not having yet learned "standard Terran".

2ndAndrocentric

Michael56, I am in your camp which is why I am going to criticize you. Can we please stop calling people whiners when they might have different sensibilities? I do think Azure has the best response here. As for me, it is often 6 months before I get paid for services I render, sometimes a year, sometimes never, and there's a few other industries where that is the case. Those bothered by Tefler's precharge SHOULD be allowed to express their displeasure.

Michael56Smith

.295: , ... and that, 2ndA, is the best answer so far, but where the heck did that name come from? Xar'azuith calling John the 'Righter of Wrongs'? I wonder if Tef will shed some light on this minor mystery, or will it just fade away? l-) TTFN

Michael56Smith

.296: yes 2ndA, you are correct in that we should tolerate and even welcome diverse ideas, ... but, I find myself having so little patience, ... there are much worse things to worry over, ... I'll try to be more forgiving and less critical, and grit my teeth, ... thanks for the kind criticism, no more being truthful towards the snowflakes, "they can't handle the truth", ... oops! I'll have to work on being less of a curmudgeon some more, ;-) TTFN

Kensyi

I think what irks people is that Tef just keeps doing it, like you I pledge 2$, it isn't the money or even that he waits until the end of the month. Like this is usually when I start getting the need to start checking for an upload, what irks me though is that he says things like hey first week I should have this, then mid month another and end of month another. Stop promising or just follow through, cuz when you tell me hey next week, then in gonna look next week, and if it doesn't show up, I'm gonna be mad cuz I just wasted some of my time I could be doing other things, don't promise and not follow through. Just say see y'all at the end of next month and I will check back then and we can all be happy.

Anonymous

I learned to tolerate it only because it is always the same one paid chapter that's missing, and it's late by a few weeks to a month. It's not 2, 3 or 4 chapters. It is kind of like a deposit, which I can take back come end of the month if I so desire. But the story is good, so I put up with it. Reporting the issue, with how minor it is, would be throwing the baby out with the bathwater.

Michael56Smith

.300: swallow Jericho beer, ...burp! ... wipe chin, ... focus, press the F5 key, ... belch-burp, sigh, ... wipe again, .... sip, ... start singing (off key), ... rinse and repeat, ... ;-) TTFN

Anonymous

Now I’m worried about your fingers. Keyboards are replaceable.

2ndAndrocentric

I think I know why Tefler is doing this. The old Carly Simon song used to sell ketchup in the late 70s: anticipation. Much of the reason food tastes better at certain (often pricier) restaurants is they make you wait; while they keep promising it will be out in a few minutes. Hunger and relief combine to make the food taste better! So, this sly dog Tefler may be having a go at this old trick.

2ndAndrocentric

Yeah 2ndAndroComemierda, the only problem is that chpt 154 sucked. If you ARE going to keep the cutomer on Tefler's "tenterhooks" like slabs of beef; you'd better deliver quality.

2ndAndrocentric

Arrrgh! I hate it when that bombast writes about himself in the third person! Arrogant son of a bitch.

2ndAndrocentric

He can't help himself. Have pity on the poor fool. He does not have a life you know...

Tom Ray

what an Idiot.... wish you lived close. I'd come over and Bitch slap Michael56Smith... LOL

Tefler Fan 007

Don’t know why Tom Ray is posting since he’s not a Tefler supporter according to his profile page.

Anonymous

Tefler Fan 007, maybe its because he is bored and need to troll something like a true moron?

Anonymous

Re: Tom Ray. There are always those that want to speak out of turn and without a pony in the race. It is just noise that one can ignore.

Michael56Smith

.315: Well, TF007, I am a type two diabetic and have not touched any form of alcohol in many years, possibly Tom Ray is the same and was offended by my 'joking burps' maybe, ... :-) TTFN

Michael56Smith

.316: Oh, and Tom, I am retired from the Military and live in northern California, very near to Sacramento, ... looking forward to meeting you. ;-) TTFN

Tefler Fan 007

Thank you for your service and I’ll drink a beer for you while you bitch slap Tom.😁🍺

Anonymous

F5... F5... F5... (Sledgehammer... Smash) I went and did it again. Really need to buy stock in Logitech.

Tefler Fan 007

Need virtual reality keyboard to smash F5 keys over and over. Could save you some money Tony.

Anonymous

That's a thought, but it wouldn't be a realistic outlet for my frustration at, well, everything.

Anonymous

or get the Patreon App and let it Notify you when a new item is published

Michael56Smith

.323: ... Iraptor, now you are being all practical and logical, ... while we are all just being FANatics! pressing F5 again ;-) TTFN

Anonymous

!raptor, please don't take anything myself, Michael56Smith and TF007 say seriously. O, yeah, I do have the app. 😜

Who Me

It's a lot more fun to disagree on the TSM Discord!!!!

Anonymous

I have made an observation: There is no ebony character mention in this story. Please let me know if I am wrong,

Michael56Smith

.328: Yeah, the closest is Jehanna and her parents (Indian?), ... but we have blue, red and light green thralls, and a yellow one was mentioned too. Of the Terrans, blonde, brunettes, and a red head, plus one Asian, and a teal mermaid, ... then we have the shapeshifting cat-girls, one with pink hair, ... but you are correct no regular African decent characters, ... although I do recall a few mentioned in passing, officers and crew, (was Admiral Cartwright dark skinned?), ... ;-) TTFN

Anonymous

Did not mean toe delete my message. Thanks for correcting the time issue. I believed it was UK time.

Anonymous

You're all good. I wish we only had twenty something minutes.

Tefler

I'm just wrapping up the last two scenes. It'll probably take me a couple of hours, then I'll post an update as soon as it's finished.

TF4EVA

thanks for the update. Not just my and Kester's F5 thank you but I suspect millions of F5s across the world thank you. Now just ignore these words and finish those scenes....

Cignal

Thanks for the update Tefler.

Anonymous

Ok, it's been 40 minutes since Grand Writing Overlord Tefler has spoken. Back to abusing the F5 keys. F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5

Michael56Smith

.467: Teflers' deadlines are producing chapter(s), so another hour, plus another two hours to correct his overly optimistic time reference, ... that makes it between 7pm and 9 pm Pacific Coast time (where Patreon is located) when Tef drops a big load on us, ... pressing F5 for luck, ... ;-) TTFN

Anonymous

Are you sure you want to use the phrase, "drops a big load on us"?

Bp Hlpt

Thanks for the update Tefler. Looking forward to the chapter.

Sceptre

Michael knew what he was saying.. that's why he said it :)\

TF4EVA

the grand writing overload probbly needs a FAYE to make the magic happen......

Anonymous

I said nothing of the sort. Though I find myself agreeing with everything he said.

Michael56Smith

.480: YES! exactly between 7pm and 9 pm, ... it was at 8 pm Pacific time, atta boy Tef, ole Grand Writing Overlord, sir, ... *salutes* ;-) TTFN

Anonymous

YES!!!!! YES YES YES YES!!!!!!!! Nothing else I can say about the ending of 155 really ;)

Anonymous

Seriously? You give us a "preview" and then finish the chapter with a bunch of filler. Granted Faye was a good touch. Then to top it off you precharge for 2 chapters that you didn't complete yet. If you really thought you would get 156 done by next week then why not wait to charge for it when you actually release the full chapter. Regardless of how much you charge your patrons per chapter and no matter how much people say it's ok its still considered fraud.

Michael56Smith

.485: FAYE!!! FAYE!!! FAYE!!! -- and it only took 35 chapters to get there! ;-) TTFN

Michael56Smith

486: well, Timtom, our Tefler had quit his job some time back to concentrate on his writing, ... And he is a husband and a father, with responsibilities ... he needs his monthly income from his writing, ... unfortunately, if his muse is lacking on a given month, he falls a bit further behind, ... At this point he really needs a couple of really productive months to catch up, ... ;-) TTFN

Michael56Smith

.487: AND Tef needs to get on the ball, and post a few 'free site' chapters to catch up, ... being over a dozen chapter in arrears, with the last ones posted back in April, ... the freebie Fans are losing interest, ... or joining Petreon, if they can, ... PLEASE Tef, find the time for ONE or TWO CHAPTERS on Literotica and SOL each month for the next half a year or more, and be largely caught up, or at the very least to not fall further behind, ... ;-) TTFN

Anonymous

Meaning it will take the rest of this month...???if a couple of hours already takes 10 days now

Michael56Smith

.489: I had a thought, that if Tef were to take one of his multiple side stories out of the main chapter of the month and post it (perhaps at less than 9K words) as his 2nd chapter each month, or every other month. This might allow him to produce better and still bring in the income his family has gotten used to. And this occasional short chapters could give him a little more wiggle room when advancing his tale, ... just NOT the Tom Walker side-story, at least not until it gets interesting, ... He could even go back to Valea Gate and catch up with Luce and Theo after her Governors conference, ... and check out deputy Anthony Pheonix and his girls getting their new place (Maybe have a barn-raising) His side story would not need to be told in the mainstream story, but the fans might enjoy it. ;-) TTFN