{"id":4361,"date":"2024-08-01T03:46:17","date_gmt":"2024-08-01T03:46:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/?p=4361"},"modified":"2024-08-01T17:19:36","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T17:19:36","slug":"grand-junction-sells-out-of-the-curse-of-king-midas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/grand-junction-sells-out-of-the-curse-of-king-midas\/","title":{"rendered":"Grand Junction Sells Out of &#8220;The Curse of King Midas!&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I had a lot of fun signing copies of <a href=\"https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/the-curse-of-king-midas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Curse of King Midas<\/em><\/a> at the Grand Junction Barnes &amp; Noble last week.<\/p>\n<p>It was exciting to see old friends and meet new readers all in the same day.<\/p>\n<p>My thanks to my mom and stepdad for helping to spread the word about the event, as well as to &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/westerncolorado.beaconseniornews.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Beacon<\/a>&#8221; magazine for so generously advertising it in their event pages.<\/p>\n<p>Below are pictures from the event. Thanks again to all who participated!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4407\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4407\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4407 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/The-Five-C.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"810\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/The-Five-C.png 810w, https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/The-Five-C-300x185.png 300w, https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/The-Five-C-768x474.png 768w, https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/The-Five-C-465x287.png 465w, https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/The-Five-C-695x429.png 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4407\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">From left to right: My mom, Mary, Bretina, me, Cloie (editor of \u201cThe Beacon\u201d), and my stepdad, Gerald.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4385\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4385\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4385\" src=\"https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Charlene-Debra-min-copy-min.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Charlene-Debra-min-copy-min.png 700w, https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Charlene-Debra-min-copy-min-300x185.png 300w, https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Charlene-Debra-min-copy-min-465x287.png 465w, https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Charlene-Debra-min-copy-min-695x429.png 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4385\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Signing for Debra and Charlene.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4386\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4386\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4386\" src=\"https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Jan-Doug-min-copy-min.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Jan-Doug-min-copy-min.png 700w, https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Jan-Doug-min-copy-min-300x185.png 300w, https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Jan-Doug-min-copy-min-465x287.png 465w, https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Jan-Doug-min-copy-min-695x429.png 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4386\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Signing for Jan and Doug. Jan is signing up for the newsletter.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4387\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4387\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4387\" src=\"https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/McKayla-min-copy-min.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/McKayla-min-copy-min.png 700w, https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/McKayla-min-copy-min-300x185.png 300w, https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/McKayla-min-copy-min-465x287.png 465w, https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/McKayla-min-copy-min-695x429.png 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4387\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">New readers MaKayla and Jody. Welcome! Taffy (a cherished reader) is third in line.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4388\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4388\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4388\" src=\"https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Michelle-min-copy-min.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Michelle-min-copy-min.png 500w, https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Michelle-min-copy-min-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Michelle-min-copy-min-465x465.png 465w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4388\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Michelle and I. Michelle is a classmate from high school, and generously bought books for herself and her husband, Todd, as well as for another classmate Kathy and her husband Scott, who were unable to attend. So kind!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4389\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4389\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4389\" src=\"https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Alisha-Carson-min-copy-min.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Alisha-Carson-min-copy-min.png 500w, https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Alisha-Carson-min-copy-min-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Alisha-Carson-min-copy-min-465x465.png 465w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4389\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This little guy (Carson) was the star of the show! What a fun little boy. His mom, Alisha, got a copy of Midas for her and her husband John.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4390\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4390\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4390\" src=\"https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Lunch-Ladies-min-copy-min.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Lunch-Ladies-min-copy-min.png 700w, https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Lunch-Ladies-min-copy-min-300x185.png 300w, https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Lunch-Ladies-min-copy-min-465x287.png 465w, https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Lunch-Ladies-min-copy-min-695x429.png 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4390\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">These ladies were having fun. Jan, Mom, Charlene, and Debra.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4391\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4391\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4391\" src=\"https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/John-Sign-min-copy-min.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/John-Sign-min-copy-min.png 500w, https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/John-Sign-min-copy-min-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/John-Sign-min-copy-min-465x465.png 465w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4391\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">John purchased two copies\u2014one for himself and one for his daughter. Thank you, John!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4392\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4392\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4392\" src=\"https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Ashalee-signing-min-copy-min.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Ashalee-signing-min-copy-min.png 700w, https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Ashalee-signing-min-copy-min-300x185.png 300w, https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Ashalee-signing-min-copy-min-465x287.png 465w, https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Ashalee-signing-min-copy-min-695x429.png 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4392\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Signing for Ashalee, a new reader who said she hadn&#8217;t bought a book in a bookstore before this day! How exciting!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4393\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4393\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4393\" src=\"https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Damian-min-copy-min.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Damian-min-copy-min.png 500w, https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Damian-min-copy-min-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Damian-min-copy-min-465x465.png 465w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4393\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Damian, my foster nephew, was a kind early reader\/reviewer, and came to get a physical copy. He&#8217;s a musician too!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4394\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4394\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4394\" src=\"https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Vicky-min-copy-min.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Vicky-min-copy-min.png 500w, https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Vicky-min-copy-min-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Vicky-min-copy-min-465x465.png 465w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4394\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">New reader Vicki, who came to the signing after we&#8217;d sold out. Fortunately, she ordered a copy. Thank you Vicki!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4395\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4395\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4395\" src=\"https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Taffy-Britina-min-copy-min.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Taffy-Britina-min-copy-min.png 700w, https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Taffy-Britina-min-copy-min-300x185.png 300w, https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Taffy-Britina-min-copy-min-465x287.png 465w, https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Taffy-Britina-min-copy-min-695x429.png 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4395\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Taffy, me, and Bretina. Bretina brought me some extra pens, paper clips, staples, and other essentials an author always needs!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4396\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4396\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4396\" src=\"https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Laura-min-copy-min.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Laura-min-copy-min.png 500w, https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Laura-min-copy-min-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Laura-min-copy-min-465x465.png 465w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4396\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Selfie with Laura, the Barnes &amp; Noble event coordinator. She also took the main picture of me at the signing table below. :O)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4403\" src=\"https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Me-Main-Signing-min-copy-min-Size.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Me-Main-Signing-min-copy-min-Size.png 600w, https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Me-Main-Signing-min-copy-min-Size-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Me-Main-Signing-min-copy-min-Size-465x465.png 465w, https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Me-Main-Signing-min-copy-min-Size-500x500.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4397\" src=\"https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Gerald-Carson-min-copy-min.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Gerald-Carson-min-copy-min.png 600w, https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Gerald-Carson-min-copy-min-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Gerald-Carson-min-copy-min-465x465.png 465w, https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Gerald-Carson-min-copy-min-500x500.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">My stepdad, Gerald, with Carson. Gerald just has a way with the little ones!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4398\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4398\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4398\" src=\"https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Carson-min-copy-min.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Carson-min-copy-min.png 700w, https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Carson-min-copy-min-300x185.png 300w, https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Carson-min-copy-min-465x287.png 465w, https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Carson-min-copy-min-695x429.png 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4398\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Carson &#8220;pointing&#8221; to my books. I couldn&#8217;t ask for a better advertisement! :O)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I had a lot of fun signing copies of The Curse of King Midas at the Grand Junction Barnes &amp; Noble last week. It was exciting to see old friends and meet new readers all in the same day. My thanks to my mom and stepdad for helping to spread<span class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/grand-junction-sells-out-of-the-curse-of-king-midas\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4405,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[341],"tags":[402,401,492],"class_list":["entry","author-coladmin","post-4361","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","tag-barnes-noble","tag-book-signing","tag-the-curse-of-king-midas"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Grand Junction Sells Out of &quot;The Curse of King Midas!&quot; - Colleen M. 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