So I'm back to writing, and I think I am going to have to delve into the whole "Research" thing a bit more now (GASP!). Since I'm dealing with a bunch of stuff that's supposed to go back "in history" I should probably know a bit more about the "history" of certain things... alchemists, ninjas, a bit on spies, too. Also, the setting of the book is California, which I know nothing about. I don't want to get anything wrong there either. Darned research. But it helps that I have to do my whole ninja project poster board for school; that should give me the kick in the arse (haha... inside joke) I need.