Good luck Eddie. If you want some advice, START SMALL. Have it somewhere in a small room or where you don't have a lot of competition. Having thirty or forty people in a place that only holds 60 is a WHOLE lot better than trying to have thirty or forty people in a place that holds 200. It will be far worse if you shoot for something too big because if you miss, (and they always do at first) you will not get a second or third chance. You also have to look at YOURSELF and your friends and family being the ONLY one's who support you at first.
So I'd keep expectations realistic. Try to hook into those Cartersville writers and go to some of the open mics and writers nights around (AND THEY ARE ALL OVER YOUR AREA, I'VE PLAYED ABOUT TEN OF THEM) go there first to build up awareness. Plan your event 2-3 months out and promote the crap out of it before you do it.
That is my advice. Let us know how it goes. Get a lot of action happening and some money going and I'll come over the to play for you.
MAB
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