[Erin Pavlina]

Elfwing, that's just the tree in the road you're seeing.

Can you imagine a situation where a publisher pays your travel expenses for you to write your next best seller?

Or, write a fiction book first, make loads of money, and then travel.

Or hook up with a hotel in a particular city and tell them you'll mention them favorably in a book (free advertising) and ask if you can get a room there for free.

Just some creative ideas I'm throwing out there. Don't stare at the tree. Be looking for a chainsaw.