The public will be able to witness a new novel being created as the writer is penning it live in a bookshop in Guildford, Surrey.

Kathryn Croft will make the attempt in Paper Moon in Jeffries Passage from Monday morning.

She will try to complete an 80,000-word novel in seven days, writing during the shop’s opening hours of 10:00 to 18:00 BST.

Her attempt will also be live-streamed on her website.