Sarah,
You are one of the best writers I have ever had the joy to write with. Like, for realz. And that's not jusy sympathy or whatever. That's just cold, hard facts.
Another cold hard fact is that you also have amazing taste in movies. GO X-MEN!!!!
...It's raining cold hard facts up in here.
Now, look at the kitty. May you find writing success in his/her/it's writing failures.