I stayed at 'Cosmo' well beyond my internship, moving up the ranks over some 15 years to become books editor, then brand director, then editor-at-large - editing everything from an excerpt of Gore Vidal's memoir to writing some of those juicy cover lines myself. John Searles bookbrandcosmo share on social
At the age of 70-something, Helen Gurley Brown was still a woman who knew how to get men to look at her. John Searles agebrowngurley Change image and share on social
I think I'm more sympathetic to writers, to the work and the struggle and the craft of it, than when I was in graduate school at NYU and was very judgmental. John Searles craftgraduatejudgmental Change image and share on social
All my friends are female, I've edited for a magazine for young girls for 15 years, I relate to women, and I'm very, very close to my younger sister. John Searles closeeditfemale Change image and share on social
I've gone to readings to see authors after meeting them on Twitter. And while there, I've found myself sitting next to still more writers who I met on Twitter, too. John Searles authorfindhave Change image and share on social
Buying an apartment in New York was beyond my wildest dreams. I had to scrape together every cent to buy it. And I'm so happy I did. John Searles apartmentbuycent Change image and share on social
My dad was a cross-country truck driver. John Searles countrycrossdad Change image and share on social
I take stuff from real life and try to make a character out of it. And I try to live the world of the characters a little bit. John Searles bitecharacterlife Change image and share on social
A lot of people are afraid of dolls - everybody remembers 'Chucky.' John Searles afraidchuckydoll Change image and share on social
