Paperback writer

Doing a bit of tangential research for the book, I came across The Beatles' 'Paperback Writer' on YouTube. (see below) This got me to thinking...does or did anyone set out to be a 'hardback writer'? I guess the modern version is 'e-book' writer but that occupation is so ubiquitous it hardly seems to be worth considering.

Anyway, progress on the book is v.slow. If I'd had college essays to write (too old for those now), I'd have run a few off by now. Now that is a challenge. Does it mean I'm not really cut out for this creative writing lark? (Writers dark moment).

So, report on progress to date: 22,651 words, 5 chapters in.