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The parent trap: art after children

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Frank Cottrell Boyce describes how 'Failure is Your Friend' at Serious 2010
Tue, 3 Aug 2010
Among the many responses we received after the brilliant Frank Cottrell Boyce delivered his keynote lecture at our Serious Screenwriting event at BAFTA earlier this summer was a collective gasp at the casual mention of his seven children… yes, home-schooled! This week The Guardian carried another brilliant slice of Frank wisdom as he makes the case for family chaos being friend not foe to the creative mind.
Is the pram in the hallway the enemy of good art?
Frank Cottrell Boyce, novelist, screenwriter and father of seven, makes the case for chaos in The Guardian.