@daylejean@Jackary_Salem My town is tiny too. I have to drive an hour to find a city open mike. You're on the right track with a pub! Booze is the best thing you can get to go with a live reading for generating an audience!
@Jackary_Salem I do all the creative; scifi, horror, and fantasy. But sci-fi con is the only one in my area. If you have a workshop group, do a quarterly "live" reading, open to new people. Work to organize, but it sets a goal, makes the writer group better, and opens it up to new folk.