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The following is from a long online post by J. Michael Straczynski
answering a question about what he has worked on in the past.

This file contains material Copyrighted by J. Michael Straczynski.
He has given permission for his words to be redistributed
online, as long as they are marked as being copyright JMS.

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     Okay, because they've been requested (I got another couple of  notes in
email asking for this), here's a quick rundown on my prior  work.  This isn't
everything...this is about half of the body of  work...but this is probably
the more interesting stuff.

  ...BOOKS

 THE COMPLETE BOOK OF SCRIPTWRITING, Writer's Digest Books (now out  of print,
mainly because I'm about 2 years behind delivering the  new edition, THE (EVEN
MORE!) COMPLETE BOOK OF SCRIPTWRITING.

 DEMON NIGHT, horror/dark fantasy novel, hardcover, E. P. Dutton.  Nominated
for Bram Stoker Award, Horror Writers of America.

 OTHERSYDE, dark fantasy novel, hardcover, Dutton.

 TALES FROM THE NEW TWILIGHT ZONE, softcover, anthology of my  adaptation of
my TZ3 episodes.  Bantam.

  ...SHORT STORIES

 "Your Move," Amazing Stories Magazine.  "A Last Testament for Nick and the
Trooper" Shadows 6 anthology.  "Say Hello, Mister Quigley," Pulphouse
Magazine, and the Midnight  Grafitti anthology.  (There are others, but those
are the good ones.)

  ...ARTICLES/JOURNALISM

 500+ published articles -- ranging from feature articles, to reviews,
investigative articles and others -- appearing in PENTHOUSE, VIDEO  REVIEW,
THE LOS ANGELES TIMES (for which I was a regular Special  Correspondent), THE
LOS ANGELES HERALD EXAMINER (ditto), TIME, INC.  (where I was on staff at
various points), SAN DIEGO MAGAZINE, THE  SAN DIEGO and LOS ANGELES READER(s),
WRITER'S DIGEST (10 years worth  of columns and articles as a Contributing
Editor), and others that  I've forgotten and am too lazy to dig out.

  ...RADIO

 On-air reviewer and entertainment editor for KSDO Newsradio, San  Diego, for
about 2-3 years.

 Host, HOUR 25, a weekly SF talk show in L.A. for 5 years.

 Radio drama writer for ALIEN WORLDS, MUTUAL RADIO THEATER, and
writer/producer/director on other radiodrama projects.

  ...THEATER

 A dozen produced plays, including "The Apprenticeship," a full-  length play
which played at the Marquis Public Theater in San  Diego for 20 weeks.
Includes many one-act plays.  One play  published in book form by Baker's
Plays.  (No, I'm not telling  you what it is.)

  ...COMICS

 Wrote issue of TEEN TITANS SPOTLIGHT: Two Face vs. Cyborg, "Face  to Face Two
Face."

 Wrote issue of STAR TREK comic for DC: "Worldsinger."  (Cover of
"Worldsinger" is now Star Trek trading card.)

 Wrote issue of NOW's TWILIGHT ZONE comic, "Blind Alley."

  ...TELEVISION

 Animation:

 Writer/story editor, Filmation Studios, HE-MAN AND THE MASTERS OF  THE
UNIVERSE, then subsequently, SHE-RA.  Wrote about 20-25 episodes.

 Writer, JAYCE AND THE WHEELED WARRIORS, about 11-12 episodes.

 Writer/story editor, THE REAL GHOSTBUSTERS, writing about 15-20  episodes or
more.  (I actually have no idea how many, really.)

 Live Action:

 Story editor, CAPTAIN POWER, writing or co-writing about 16 episodes.
Nominated for a Gemini Award for Best Writing in a Dramatic Series  (the
Gemini is Canada's version of the Emmy).

 Story editor, THE TWILIGHT ZONE, writing about 12 episodes.  (1 for  the
network Zone, 11 for the syndicated Zone.)

 Writer, NIGHTMARE CLASSICS: THE STRANGE CASE OF DR. JEKYLL AND MR.  HYDE, for
Showtime.  Nominated for Writers Guild and Ace Awards.

 Story Editor, JAKE AND THE FATMAN, writing 4-5 episodes and one  TV movie.

 Co-producer/Producer, MURDER, SHE WROTE, writing about 9 episodes.

 Supervising Producer, WALKER, TEXAS RANGER, writing 1 episode.

 UNPRODUCED CREDITS:

 Developed (with Larry DiTillio) ELFQUEST animated series for CBS.  Wrote MR.
FREEZE, SF/comedy motion picture for Ivan Reitman.  Wrote 4-hour "V"
miniseries, "V: The Next Chapter" for Warners.  Wrote series development on a
dozen different projects.  Wrote other feature film screenplays for DIC and
London Films.

     Anyway, those are the highlights.  I've left out a lot of stuff, and
subsets of stuff (like the prime-time TRGB's special, for which I cowrote  a
couple of songs with Brian O'Neal of the Busboys, and other song  related
stuff...I've had about half a dozen songs get out there, plus one  on record),
but those are the main items.