Notes from the writer
Thoughts on researching and writing BELLE, a bit about Belle Gunness herself, a smattering of 1890s history, and the writing life
Belle Gunness and her murder farm
Belle Gunness, notorious 19th century serial killer who used lonely hearts ads to lure men to her Indiana “murder farm”
When resolutions lead you astray…
I’m not usually a resolution maker but Belle is, and the one she makes at the beginning of BELLE sets the story in motion.