Feel The Burn
a novel
by
R. Scott Briggs
R. Scott Briggs, creator of the Dickey
Scott column of New York Social Diary
fame – the online source for
photos and info of all of New York
City’s high society - has completed a
new work of fiction inspired by his real
life relationships as a personal trainer
to some of New York City’s wealthiest
and most powerful individuals.
In Mr. Briggs’ new book Feel the Burn,
the protagonist, Dickey Scott, embraces
the celebrity lifestyle as a personal
trainer for New York’s business and
political elite. He spends his days
playing shrink and drill sergeant to
half of the Fortune 500 execs and
their trophy wives. At night, he nibbles
on priceless caviar and sips gimlets at
every A-list party in town.
“Dickey had everything he wanted. He was
friends with some of the most powerful
men in the nation,” says Mr. Briggs. “He
had outlets to wealth, power and women
that exceeded even his expectations.”
But that all changes when Dickey—who has
mastered the art of keeping one foot in
and one foot out of the quicksand that
surrounds the personal lives of high
society—steps in a little too far. The
result is a private encounter turned
public and the unraveling of many lives.
And for Dickey, the cost may be more
than just his lifestyle.
The world of New York high society is
nothing new to Briggs, who made the move
to Manhattan from his native Kansas City
right after college. “With my first
novel, I wanted to write about something
I know,” says Mr. Briggs. “Despite it
being a work of fiction, many of
Dickey’s experiences are based on things
I encountered in my own life or from
those around me. Hopefully, readers will
feel that sense of realism.”
Reviews:
“Feel the Burn is a smashing
debut about sex, betrayal and high
society. Briggs captures the pleasures
and the perils of ‘the good life’
masterfully.”
-Michael Victor Butler, author of
Heyday: That Shocking Novel of
New York’s Lavender Underworld
“This is truly great fiction
about the super-rich and the people who
train them. Briggs has a captivating
style that draws you in and never lets
go. A must read.”
-Sam Moffie, author of SWAP
“Feel the Burn is a probing and
compelling novel about the new age of
personal trainers who have shed the
spandex and donned the white collar. A
thrill!”
-Wolfgang Schoelkopf, author of Julia
in Hellas
About the Author
R. Scott Briggs
moved to New York after college and
worked as a personal trainer. Feel
the Burn is based on his popular,
serialized column, “The Days and Nights
of Dickey Scott,” which ran for over two
years online at David Patrick Columbia’s
New York Social Diary. Mr. Briggs
resides on New York’s Upper East Side.
This is his first novel.
