I grew up in a two-bedroom house with my grandfather, my mom and dad and four kids. I slept on the couch or on the floor, and I always wanted to have my own space. John Searles More Quotes by John Searles More Quotes From John Searles A lot of people are afraid of dolls - everybody remembers Chucky. John Searles dolls remember people 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 girl new-york running Everyone has a ghost story, or at least thats how it has always seemed to me. John Searles ghost-stories ghost stories My first day as an intern in the books department at Cosmopolitan also happened to be the day the O.J. Simpson verdict was announced. John Searles happened book firsts My dad was a cross-country truck driver. John Searles truck dad country My writing is sort of Sidney Sheldon meets Anne Tyler. John Searles writing 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 meeting see myself sitting I always wanted to be a writer. John Searles writer always wanted People are often surprised that I am so upbeat. I'm always hearing, 'You're so light and funny, and your books are so dark and twisted.' There's a dichotomy. I like books that are dark and creepy. I don't control it - it's just what I gravitate toward. John Searles i-am you light funny No one in my family had ever even gone to college. John Searles even family college gone My personality has two sides: a very social side and a reclusive side. I love writing fiction, although I can't imagine ever being locked up in a room writing all the time. John Searles personality writing time love 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 friends sister women young 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 new dreams together happy I always joke deep down I'm really a teenage girl on the inside. John Searles joke deep down girl I love being able to be a writer. That's what I moved to New York to be. John Searles new being new-york love Gone are the days when a publisher could take out an ad, count on a few reviews, and have an author do a couple of signings. Nowadays, readers want to feel a connection with an author. John Searles connection days feel want I write in the mornings. I get up every morning at about six in the morning and write until nine, hop in the shower and go to work. Nighttime I usually reserve for re-reading what I've done that morning. I would be lying if I said I stuck to that schedule every single day. John Searles day single work morning I usually don't write at night, but there are times where I wake up at 3 in the morning and write all night. John Searles write wake-up morning night My goal is to write books that are quality books with very real characters and a gripping plot. John Searles books write quality real 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 woman look age men
