Singer Roma Ritz is getting a ghost writer to write a novel about her experince in a California gaol. On 7 September she was stopped by the cops on Sunset Drive and breathalysed. When found to be over the limit, she was arrested and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol. In court, she said 'I had one glass of champagne on an empty stomach. I should have eaten something'. At her trial she was convicted and sentenced to 45 days in prison. As it is her first offence, she will be allowed to serve her sentence under house arrest.