Hello readers! I'm here to announce the results for the poll for the new chapter. Looks like Octy and Vinyl will be spending more time before they separate, because Option B won out. I'll get to work on this as soon as I can, which I can't really promise when that will be since my desktop crashed the other day and has been acting funky ever since :(. Delays may also be subject to me publishing a new work on top of this one, one that will be half story, half dream journal (because I can have some weird dreams with the right combination of sleep deprivation and food). So please look forward to the new chapter of Changin' Hooves, and also be on the lookout for my new work; Dreamscapes (title subject to change).

One last thing, a shout out to That Dere Guy, who has been cool enough to play ARAMs with me several times. Had a lot of fun bro, we should do it again when my computer stops derping.

That's all for now, c'ya

Despite my resettlement back home, job search, disc golfing most the afternoon and playing League of Legends/watching anime until about midnight (god, is it sad that I can sum up my entire day/week/life into one sentence like that? anyways) there is a new chapter in the works. However, I am pulled between two options for this next chapter. I can either;

A) Have Vinyl and Octavia split up to go to their respective places (i.e. Vinyl will start traveling to Octavia's scheduled tryouts and Octavia will begin preparing for the gig Vinyl has set up in a few day's time) without them spending more time together. This will get the plot moving towards the story's conclusion a bit quicker, and will make several events happen later, including the eventual shipping of the two. With this option, they will spend more time together and deepen their relationship after they have gone through the other's routine and therefore have a greater understanding between each other. This will put Octavia's revelation ahead of Vinyl's (though Octavia's will be indirectly revealed, while Vinyl's will be more directly revealed when she feels she can trust Octavia more).

Or

B) Spend the next chapter deepening the relationship between them. When I say that, I do not mean that I'm going to immediately ship them in one chapter. I mean, c'mon, realizing one's feelings takes time am I right? What I mean is I will have them spend the day together and push back their respective splitting for the chapter afterwards. This option will bring a deeper relationship between the two that they will reflect on while they are apart. It will also put Vinyl's revelation ahead of Octavia's. This option breaks the shipping into two parts, one occurring before they split up, and then the second part when they are re-united. This option may lead to self-doubt about their feelings for one another, which I believe will also extend the story maybe by a short chapter.

Keep in mind, I can write both of these if I wanted to, but I can't write both. You may be asking "why don't you pick one yourself, bro?" And my response to that is; I can't. I honestly can't decide which I want to write more, and this isn't something you leave to the mere flip of a coin. Which is why I'm asking you, the people I'm writing for, which you would honestly prefer. After all, I aim to please. I will be leaving this up (by this, I mean the chapter post that brought you all here, sorry for the false alarm by the way) up for one week and I will decide what to write based on the feedback.

So please, comment below on if you would prefer option A or option B, and if you want to leave a comment explaining why then feel free. You all know I read comments all the time and generally reply to quite a few, so rest assured you will be heard (er, read I guess is the case). However, unlike normal, I will be withholding my own comments until one week from today (May 25, 2013) when I announce which path will be taken. I look forward to what I will be writing soon, and as always I love you all.

Edit: People have been saying that them spending more time together (option B) would make more sense because they would have more time to learn to be one another. My only response to that is this: c'mon, you know me better than that. They're going to do that regardless of which path that is chosen, so this choice is more along the lines of more romance vs more story plot I guess would be the best I could come up with. I dunno, it made sense in my head. Anyways, they're going to have enough learning time for each other regardless of the path, so keep that in mind is all I'm saying.

Signing off,

Josh (OneTrickPon3)

Finals are over, which means I can finally kick back, relax, and take the helm once more on Changin' Hooves. Ideally, I would love to publish two chapters before the end of the month, but realistically with how I work it'll probably only be one if I really dedicate myself to it. Unless I do shorter chapters, but I would rather do longer chapters where an event takes place and sets up the next one as opposed to doing short chapters where something may or may not happen. That being said, there are several things I can't wait to write about, which is a good thing because it will keep me coming back to write. Anyways, that's all for now, hope to see you all in the future.

Also, as of today this story has hit several milestones that I enjoyed:

-over 350 favorites

-over 200 likes (225 to be exact)

-over 1900 views on the first chapter

-still gets featured with each update (seriously, I love you guys)

Now if only I could submit this to EQD ;-;

After next week I will have more free time than I know what to do with (Ok, that's a lie. I'm gonna sleep, watch anime, play League of Legends, and write). So yeah, hopefully there will be some new stuff coming. And I would also like to officially announce that this is going to be my last story I write. Not because I don't enjoy writing, but rather I have other interests that have caught my eye that I would like to dedicate my time to.

Holy crap guys I'm so sorry! I know I promised a new chapter a couple weeks ago, but I have been forced to take a hiatus until school is over with. The only things I've been able to write about lately are the U.S. Drone policy and the conflict between the Israelis and Palestinians. Plus I have 3 10+ page papers that are all due in a few weeks that I've been furiously typing away at. So I'm sorry that I have to announce it like this, but Changin' Hooves will be put on a hiatus until May, where HOPEFULLY I will be able to actually sit down and write without school prodding me in the back of my mind. I know I'll lose some of you because of this, but I still thank you for at least following me this far <3.

Hey everyone. For those still following this story, thanks for sticking around, it means a lot to me. Thankfully next week is spring break, which means a week off of classes and some free time. And free time means I get to write a bit more, so I'm expecting to publish a new chapter either next week or soon thereafter. So stay tuned, next installment Vinyl and Octy go their respective ways, so subsequent chapters will eitherbe split or published in twos. Also the story is about at the halfway point, so things are about to get interesting.

I should probably get back to writing sometime soon, I kind of miss it.

So here we are, five chapters into the crazy story I came up with. Since it seems to be so well received so far, I want to know what you think. What do you like? What don't you like? What kind of things do you want to see in the future (I'll actually consider each suggestion)? I'm still fairly new at this writing for public thing, which is why I keep asking for comments and feedback, so I can write better for you all in the future.

Dear god, I sound like my English professor -_-

Thanks for reading.

Your faithful author,

Josh (OneTrickPon3)

It seems that every time I update my story, other, better stories also update. Why don't I get my time in the spotlight T_T? Or...maybe...maybe it's BECAUSE I update mine that the good ones also update. Maybe I control update times. THE POWER IS MINE! ...god I need sleep don't I? Anyways enjoy my update when you get time, I'm gonna take a nap.

Hello! Been a while huh? Bet you thought I died or something, or that I've given up. NOT SO! Just been busy, and haven't read the required amount of fan fiction on here for me to be ready to write again. Though I did hash out a couple thousand words tonight, I'll try to have this thing published before the new episode airs on the 19th. Because after that I'll both be starting school again and being in shock of it being the absolute best episode ever. But yeah, don't lose faith.

Here, have an older song that's been stuck in my head.