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I belong to a discourse community involving aspiring screenwriters. Aspiring screenwriters are always trying to improve their work by communication with industry professionals and events such as specialized conferences and festivals where they are given the opportunity to network with those in the industry and potential suitors. It is easily a discourse community, with the first reason being that everyone involved has a common set of goals: to sell their screenplay, get paid, and eventually see their work come to life on screen. The second reason is that aspiring screenwriters are always intercommunicating with each other. Whether it be two aspiring screenwriters communicating with each other and possibly collaborating on a project, or a hopeful writer receiving coverage and feedback on their script from someone in the business. The third characteristic of a discourse community that this meets is that it uses participatory mechanisms primarily to provide information and feedback. There are always informational opportunities for aspiring screenwriters to improve the possibility of their goals in the form of conferences and script coverage. This community has multiple genres to further develop its goals because there are so many different ways an aspiring screenwriter can break into the industry. From winning competitions, to knowing someone in the industry, to just getting lucky, the different genres of opportunity are endless. Those who can write screenplays and are involved with the creative art have highly technical language and speech communities that the common person would not understand. For example the art of screenwriting is a long and arduous process with innerworkings that many would find impossible to even begin. Lastly, aspiring screenwriters are always changing memberships. Some give-up, others succeed, while others remain always trying to accomplish their goal. It is the exact balance needed to make a discourse community.