Reykjavík Grapevine - júl. 2020, Blaðsíða 28

Rebecca, The
Lord Of The
Flin%s
Rebecca Scott Lord titilates with an antholo#y
of world-famous celebrity erotica
Words: Hannah Jane Cohen Photo: Adam Halaka
“You’re sitting here with the
world-famous erotic novelist Re-
becca Scott Lord,” proclaims the
newly-published performance
artist-cum-comedian-cum-ro-
mance-writer Rebecca Scott Lord
the moment the microphone
turns on to record her inter-
view. Rebecca’s voice, velvety and
smooth, promptly dissolves into
brassy laughter the moment she
finishes the world “Lord,” and in
an instant, the character of Rebec-
ca Scott Lord, the world famous
erotic novelist, is replaced by the
real Rebecca Scott Lord, a cheeky,
uninhibited Reykjavík-transplant
and one of the city’s brightest cre-
ators.
Rebecca, long known for her
Fyndnustu mínar / FUNNY GURLZ
comedy shows as well as her so-
journs as DJ Daddy Issues, just re-
leased her first novel, ‘Drenched
Dreams,’ a fantastical collection of
sensual stories involving everyone
from controversial billionaire Jeff
Bezos to Iceland’s favourite media
personality Gísli Marteinn.
Hoe-down with Bobby
Flay
Rebecca—the person, not the
character—began writing ce-
lebrity erotica as a feature in her
stand-up acts. “I would read just
an excerpt from the story, as if I
was doing a book reading,” she
explains. “The first one was ‘How
Bobby Flayed Me,’ which is about,
as we know, the hottest chef on
the Food Network, Bobby Flay, who
has been in such programmes as
‘Boy Meets Grill,’ and ‘Throwdown
With Bobby Flay.’” The sarcasm in
her voice is palpable, but you still
get the sense she wouldn’t refuse a
night with Flay if offered.
“I know that nobody in Iceland
knows who he is, but I remember
saying, just look up a picture of
Bobby Flay and you’ll understand
instantly what this story means,”
Rebecca explains. She was then
surprised when, after the show,
people approached her asking
where they could buy the complete
novel.
It was at that moment that the
idea of ‘Drenched Dreams’ was
born, and when the new publish-
ing house Signatura Books ap-
proached her to produce the novel,
it was, as Rebecca calls it, “a match
made in heaven.”
(Tease)rs
‘Drenched Dreams’ presents a col-
lected anthology of (imaginary)
world-famous erotic novelist Re-
becca Scott Lord’s work. “She’s
looking back at her career. She’s
written about everything, and for
her, everything is erotic. The world
pulses with lust,” she explains, be-
fore addressing the elephant in
the room: “We, Rebecca Scott Lord
and I, just happen to have the same
name.”
The inspiration behind the
structure came from old-school
Harlequin romances, which Re-
becca’s grandmother’s house was
full of. “In the back, there’s always
a teaser for the next book, and
there’d be a mail-in postcard to
order it,” Rebecca says. “‘Drenched
Dreams’ is a compilation of teasers
of her stories, but we also feature
the covers of each book, which re-
ally add something. To see a ripped
and sexy Jeff Bezos with the title,
‘Amazon, Primal,’ it’s grotesque.”
Pussy: the musical
With the publishing of ‘Drenched
Dreams’ now behind her, the
world-famous erotic novelist Re-
becca Scott Lord plans on diving
into the rocking world of Bret Mi-
chaels, the lead singer of Poison
and star of VH1’s famous 2000s re-
ality show, ‘Bret Michaels: Rock Of
Love,’ as well as present a sensual
exploration into the mind—and
body—of famed composer Andrew
Lloyd Webber.
“[Webber] has been married
three times, you know, just like
Bobby Flay. He is erotic,” Rebecca
gushes. “The working title is ‘Jel-
licle Boobs.’”
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