Kathryn Croft, a renowned psychological thriller author, recently embarked on a unique and challenging writing experiment: completing a 50,000-word novel first draft in just seven days, live from a public bookshop in Guildford, Surrey. The ambitious project, which was also livestreamed, was a high-pressure test of focus and discipline. While she originally aimed for 80,000 words, the 50,000-word accomplishment is a significant feat, representing an average of over 7,000 words per day a pace far exceeding the typical 2,000 words she normally writes in a more relaxed setting.The experiment placed Croft at a desk in a corner of Paper Moon, an independent bookshop, where she wrote for eight hours a day. She described the experience as 'the hard
