The prospect of writing a bestseller may not be the prime motivation for students of creative writing courses, but it has certainly helped them find a cosy niche, write JOHN CRACE.
CHECK out the job ads of Norwich City (England) College's website and you'll find one going at £18.50 (RM115) an hour teaching creative writing to inmates at the nearby Hollesley Bay open prison. As most novelists are lucky to see this much money on their six-monthly royalty statement, £18.50 represents untold riches.