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Melinda M. Snodgrass (born 27 November 1951; age 72) is a writer who worked on several stories and teleplays for Star Trek: The Next Generation. She was also a story editor for The Next Generation during the second season and an executive script consultant on the third season. Her script for "The Measure Of A Man" was unsolicited, the first such script to be produced for The Next Generation. It was also one of the first scripts that she ever wrote. (Peter Lauritson, TNG Season 2 DVD special feature "Departmental Briefing Year Two: Memorable Mission - The Measure Of A Man")

While she got on well with Maurice Hurley, the head writer during the second season, Snodgrass had a much frostier relationship with his ultimate successor, Michael Piller. She, along with Hans Beimler and Richard Manning, made up her mind to leave at the end of the third season after Piller circulated a memo giving instructions on basic television writing practices, which Snodgrass considered an insult to her ability as a writer. (Ira Steven Behr, TNG Season 3 Blu-ray special feature "Technological Distinctiveness")

Two names seen on okudagrams in the episode "Up The Long Ladder" were named after her, Captain Melinda Snodgrass and Snodgrass. Snodgrass was interviewed for Star Trek: The Official Fan Club Magazine, Issue 72, 1990. Also in 1990, Snodgrass received a Writers Guild of America Award nomination in the category Episodic Drama for her work on "The Measure Of A Man".

Snodgrass was born in Los Angeles, California, grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico and studied voice at the Conservartorium in Vienna, Austria. She then studied law and worked as lawyer for several years until she started to work as writer and story editor for television projects. Beside her work on Star Trek, Snodgrass wrote the stories for episodes of L.A. Law (1991, episode directed by David Carson), Beyond Reality (1991, episode directed by Allan Kroeker), Reasonable Doubts (1992-1993), SeaQuest DSV (1993, starring Marco Sanchez and Stephanie Beacham), Strange Luck (1995), Sliders (1996, starring John Rhys-Davies), Profiler (1998-1999), The Outer Limits (1995-2000), and Manny Coto's Odyssey 5 (2003, starring Peter Weller).

She also wrote the teleplay for the science fiction thriller Trapped in Space (1995) and the television pilot Star Command (1996) on which she also worked as Executive Producer. Between 1998 and 1999 Snodgrass was the consulting producer on the television series Profiler. In the more recent years she wrote several novels including the "Circuit" trilogy and the Edge series.

Star Trek credits

TNG:
- "The Measure Of A Man" - "Shades of Gray" - Story Editor (Season 2)
- "The Ensigns of Command" - "Ménage à Troi" - Executive Script Consultant (Season 3)
- "The Measure Of A Man" - Writer
- "Pen Pals" - Teleplay
- "Up The Long Ladder" - Writer
- "The Ensigns of Command" - Writer
- "The High Ground" - Writer
Star Trek novels
- Pocket TOS #19: The Tears of the Singers

External links

MelindaSnodgrass.com - official site
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Melinda M. Snodgrass at Wikipedia
Melinda M. Snodgrass at SF-Encyclopedia.com
Melinda_Snodgrass at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works

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-'''Melinda M. Snodgrass''' is a writer who worked on several stories and teleplays for ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]''. She was also a story editor on the series from 1989-90.  Her script for {{e|The Measure Of A Man}} was unsolicited, the first such script to be produced for ''The Next Generation''.
+| Name              = Melinda M. Snodgrass
+| image             = Melinda Snodgrass.jpg
+| Birth name        = Melinda Snodgrass
+| Gender            = Female
+| Date of birth     = {{d|27|November|1951}}
+| Place of birth    = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]
+| Date of death     =
+| Place of death    =
+| Roles             = Writer, story editor, script consultant
+| image2            = Melinda Snodgrass, 1989.jpg
+| imagecap2         = Snodgrass in 1989
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+'''Melinda M. Snodgrass''' {{born|27|November|1951}} is a writer who worked on several stories and teleplays for ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]''. She was also a story editor for ''The Next Generation'' during the [[TNG Season 2|second season]] and an executive script consultant on the [[TNG Season 3|third season]]. Her script for {{e|The Measure Of A Man}} was unsolicited, the first such script to be produced for ''The Next Generation''. It was also one of the first scripts that she ever wrote. (''[[Peter Lauritson]], [[TNG Season 2 DVD]] special feature "Departmental Briefing Year Two: Memorable Mission - The Measure Of A Man"'')
+While she got on well with [[Maurice Hurley]], the head writer during the second season, Snodgrass had a much frostier relationship with his ultimate successor, [[Michael Piller]]. She, along with [[Hans Beimler]] and [[Richard Manning]], made up her mind to leave at the end of the third season after Piller circulated a memo giving instructions on basic television writing practices, which Snodgrass considered an insult to her ability as a writer. ([[Ira Steven Behr]], [[TNG Season 3 Blu-ray]] special feature "Technological Distinctiveness")
-==Writing credits==
-* {{TNG}}
-** {{e|The Measure Of A Man}} (story)
-** {{e|Up The Long Ladder}} (story)
-** {{e|The Ensigns of Command}} (story)
-** {{e|The High Ground}} (story)
-** {{e|Pen Pals}} (teleplay)
+Two names seen on [[okudagram]]s in the episode {{e|Up The Long Ladder}} were named after her, [[Melinda Snodgrass (Captain)|Captain Melinda Snodgrass]] and [[Snodgrass]]. Snodgrass was interviewed for ''[[Star Trek: The Official Fan Club Magazine]]'', [[Star Trek: The Official Fan Club Magazine issue 72|Issue 72, 1990]]. Also in {{y|1990}}, Snodgrass received a Writers Guild of America Award nomination in the category Episodic Drama for her work on {{e|The Measure Of A Man}}.
-; Story Editor:
-: ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' (1989-90)
+Snodgrass was born in Los Angeles, California, grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico and studied voice at the Conservartorium in Vienna, Austria. She then studied law and worked as lawyer for several years until she started to work as writer and  story editor for television projects. Beside her work on ''Star Trek'', Snodgrass wrote the stories for episodes of ''L.A. Law'' (1991, episode directed by [[David Carson]]), ''Beyond Reality'' (1991, episode directed by [[Allan Kroeker]]), ''Reasonable Doubts'' (1992-1993), ''SeaQuest DSV'' (1993, starring [[Marco Sanchez]] and [[Stephanie Beacham]]), ''Strange Luck'' (1995), ''Sliders'' (1996, starring [[John Rhys-Davies]]), ''Profiler'' (1998-1999), ''The Outer Limits'' (1995-2000), and [[Manny Coto]]'s ''Odyssey 5'' (2003, starring [[Peter Weller]]).
-; ''Star Trek'' novels:
-: [[Pocket TOS]] #19: ''[[The Tears of the Singers]]''
+She also wrote the teleplay for the science fiction thriller ''Trapped in Space'' (1995) and the television pilot ''Star Command'' (1996) on which she also worked as Executive Producer. Between 1998 and 1999 Snodgrass was the consulting producer on the television series ''Profiler''. In the more recent years she wrote several novels including the "Circuit" trilogy and the ''Edge'' series.
-==Background Information==
-* TNG writers have sometimes named characters in the show after production personnel so it is likely that two characters named for Melinda, particularly since she wrote the episode &ndash; see [[Melinda Snodgrass (Captain)]] and [[Snodgrass]].
+== ''Star Trek'' credits ==
-==External link==
+<div class="appear">
-*{{IMDb-link|page=nm0811200}}
+*{{TNG}}
+** {{e|The Measure Of A Man}} - {{e|Shades of Gray}} - Story Editor ([[TNG Season 2|Season 2]])
+** {{e|The Ensigns of Command}} - {{e|Ménage à Troi}} - Executive Script Consultant ([[TNG Season 3|Season 3]])
+** {{e|The Measure Of A Man}} - Writer
+** {{e|Pen Pals}} - Teleplay
+** {{e|Up The Long Ladder}} - Writer
+** {{e|The Ensigns of Command}} - Writer
+** {{e|The High Ground}} - Writer
+* ''Star Trek'' novels
+** [[Pocket TOS]] #19: ''[[The Tears of the Singers]]''
+</div>
+== External links ==
-[[Category:Writers|Snodgrass, Melinda M.]]
+* [http://www.melindasnodgrass.com MelindaSnodgrass.com] - official site
-[[Category:Production staff|Snodgrass, Melinda M.]]
+* {{IMDb-link|page=nm0811200}}
-[[Category:Star Trek authors|Snodgrass, Melinda M.]]
+* {{Wikipedia}}
+* {{sf-encyc|snodgrass_melinda_m}}
+* {{mbeta|Melinda_Snodgrass}}
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+[[Category:Star Trek novel authors]]
+[[Category:Writers Guild of America Award nominees]]