If the writers do walk out in the next few days, studios would be left with projects in progress.

NPR: Frustrated TV and Film Writers on Verge of Strike

So members of the Writers Guild may walk away as early as the beginning of November which would leave some studios with projects in mid-progress, forcing the studio to put it on hold or cancel it.

NPR: Hollywood Writers May Strike over New Media

From a business perspective, I have had the great fortune of getting to know over 70 writers (and growing) from every walk of life.

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