Just curious...

I was wondering how much time you guys spend on screenwriting and screenwriting related tasks?

I consider writing my hobby, however, I realized lately that I spend 6-8 hrs per day either writing or reading. I try to write 5-10 pages every day, but I also try to read at least a few shorts or part of a feature and also 30 minutes to an hour reading or listening to a novel.  My screenwriting has also spilled over into filmmaking, which might explain the many hours.  What's your schedule?  

8 or 10. It's really about all I have to think about.

I would love to have more time on screenwriting, but with long working hours, spending time with the wife and kids and football/soccer season... Until the day I can financially put work aside, it will be a hobby for me...

To put a put a time on it... a few hours a week either reading or writing

Mark

Monday Wednesday and Friday are my writing days.

I spend at least 6 hours those days and I try to write at least 4 pages. I like deadlines and I like overloads. It keeps me on a tighter schedule.

I need to spend more time reading.

I wish I could spend five days per week writing.

Surfing gets in my way sometimes...as does facebook.

It's just a hobby to me too.

When I wake up in the morning and get ready for the day, I have an audiobook running, so that's like one hour right there. Then, I try to spend at least 2 hrs reading scripts. Lately, I have tried to read more pro scripts rather than friend's scripts. However, I do still read by request.

Then I try to write at least 5 pages. That takes me anywhere from one to two hours. Then I try to learn something new as far as anything goes regarding writing/filmmaking. Usually 2-3 hrs. I'm a slow learner however. I'm old!  

I think it's a hobby for most of us.

It takes me longer to learn too Pia. You're not alone there.

Some days I don't get one page done...even though I try. Other days, like today, I get ten pages done. Sometimes things stump me and I need to do research.

It must feel awfully rewarding to finally get paid for something you've written. Hats off to those of you in here (Pia especially). Awesome.

Filmmaking takes up a large portion of my life, but screenwriting has to be the thing I do more than anything else.

Usually I spend about 2-3 hours on writing in the week, but on the weekend, it's like a full day at work. If I haven't got academic stuff, or social stuff, you can be sure that I'll be in front of my computer, writing.

Yeah, it's a hobby, but sometimes I really hope it can be more than just a hobby.

Dan

It's a hobby until (if ever) it can supplant my full time job.

I spend most of the time trapped in a cubicle, but I have enough down time to surf the net. Read shorts. I try to read 1-2 features a week. During week days, I work on treatments or am just thinking about plot, character, arcs, etc.

On the weekends, I try to write 15-20 pages if I have an outline or rewrite something I've written. If not, it's fine tuning a treatment/outline. I never did care before about outlining but I've found that it saves so much time during the actual writing process.

If I could change anything, less time on YouTube, ESPN, etc and more time reading scripts during down time in my cubicle life.

The time required for the characters resolve their problems.

By the way, the bad guys sometime don't have time to do theirs.

To answer the original question plainly, but truthfully, not enough.

As for actual writing?  If I'm not working on a script (hopefully on a deadline of some sort), I'd say basically ZERO hours of actual writing per week.  Maybe 1-3 hours of reading.

BUT, in terms of thinking, creating, fixing, etc, in my head, many hours per week...probably over 3 every day.

Working 2 jobs, watching football(soccer) and taking the wife shopping takes up a lot of my time.  I'd love to write every day but sometimes there's just not enough hours.  I often have a dilemma when I get time, do I write or do I read?
Actually I've been good lately.  I managed to write the first 30 pages of a new feature in a week but then sidetracked to re-write Pub Lunch again, which I did over the weekend lol.
I'm always thinking about writing though.  My work leaves me with a lot of time alone with my thoughts, so I usually keep them stored till I get home.

Working on a new script now, I try to do a page each day, which is handwritten while waiting in the car for the kids to get out of school.

Every night when easing towards sleep, I picture the upcoming scenes in my head. This can help with tough bits.

I read books every night, novels, bios whatever. Also play online games on the Net - there's heaps of good free MMORPGS out there.

I spent about 6 hrs today on screenwriting/reading/film related stuff, but didn't write one single page. Now, I feel a tremendous pressure of guilt!!  D:

This past year I did a lot of writing, spent many many hours.
I remember writing only 5 pages a month back in 2009, but this year has been crazy - writing both in Russian and English...

Can't say how much time total but a lot probably. Although "a lot" is very hard to measure

Since May I wrote 2 features (made some changes to both already but have to rewrite them yet) 3 spec sitcoms - 2 of which are ready (done as in "ready to go"!) lots of shorts, sinopsises, ideas, a sitcom pilot in the works etc. - discarded most of it.

So, I've been a good girl lately