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
Everyone has a ghost story, or at least that's how it has always seemed to me. John Searles ghoststory Change image and share on social
My writing is sort of 'Sidney Sheldon meets Anne Tyler.' John Searles annemeetsheldon Change image and share on social
When I first came to New York, I would scream like a girl and run to the other side of the street if there was a pigeon. Now I can face off with a pigeon. John Searles facegirlpigeon Change image and share on social
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
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
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
A lot of people are afraid of dolls - everybody remembers 'Chucky.' John Searles afraidchuckydoll Change image and share on social
