Hilary Mackelden: Author in Crowborough, United Kingdom.

Depends on the script. Some are easy and just fly out. I have written one in three days, and had it published. Then again, another one took over two months.

Michael -- I agree about endless rewriting. I'm always on to something else, but along the way sometimes I'll get notes from someone whose opinion I value and do more rewriting on something older -- usually not extensive, but a good note is a good note.

"churning it out" is such a dirty phrase, it implies you are writing quickly for the sake of it. Myself, I would never write for the sake of having lots of scripts on my CPU. I write them because I believe the idea is good enough for someone to buy. That might mean I have four or five projects going on at one time, granted I have no job at the moment so I may as well take advantage of that. Everything I write, I believe to be a GREAT story people NEED to see. Added to all that my first drafts are usually bad and require many rewrites, so, quicker I get that first draft down, quicker I can try to sell them all. It also help me to have films from different genres, though I mainly want to be a action writer I have comedy, drama and thrillers which help expand my chances of having something someone else wants. Interesting reading your numbers. I disagree with the notion a sellable screenplay can't be written in a month. Of course it depends how much time in a day you are putting into it, your current experience ect. I love comics and Superhero movies, without them I may of never even begun writing, all my first scripts were superhero movies, ironically superhero films are currently a problem for new writers, not just the movies themselves. It's increasing the reboot/remake mentality in Hollywood. They are not going away anytime soon either, but which I am happy about that, I can't really worry about it. If I manage to get a job writing a superhero script great, if not new ideas are always needed.

Mister Jabari: Your process makes perfect sense. I'm a fairly quick writer; but only when I've done the upfront research and story outline to have a good idea where I'm going. Time-wise, the all important first ten pages are generally the most difficult for me. After that, I have a tendency to lock into the groove with the story and characters. However, my process includes examining what I do as I go along, to determine if particular scenes ad value and move the story forward. I think it's important to do quality control as you go along, as well as reading through your first draft aloud several times and making adjustments. As I've said before, I never really stop messing with a script until it's optioned etc. And then, producers, directors and actors will want to put their stamp on it. Have you used the voice reading tool on Final Draft?