paper trail vs writing

paper trail

noun
  • A written record, history, or collection of evidence. 

  • Records left by a person or organization in the course of activities. 

  • Physical evidence of something that occurred in the past. 

writing

noun
  • Something written, such as a document, article or book. 

  • The process of representing a language with symbols or letters. 

  • The style of writing of a person. 

  • Intended for or used in writing. 

  • Graphism of symbols such as letters that express some meaning. 

  • A work of an author. 

How often have the words paper trail and writing occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )