WriterController.php

<?php

namespace App\Http\Controllers;

use App\Writer;
use Illuminate\Http\Request;

class WriterController extends Controller
{
    public function store(Request $request)
    {
        $writer = new Writer;

        $writer->name = $request->name;
        $writer->state = $request->state;

        $writer->save();
    }

    public function search(Request $request)
    {
        return Writer::search($request->input('q'))->raw();
    }
}