Thanks Jake, btw, have you seen some of the Burt Rutan designs, with a lifting canard up front and the main wing aft? He originally designed it that way to 'share' the lift, and to make it stall proof, because the canard will stall before the main wing, which then lowers the nose/angle of attack.
Check this one out:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PT8qKXPJKdw And here's a smaller one for a homebuilder:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcrF4nYhxvM 
