Stephen Francis Montagna

I was born in Brooklyn New York and I started my writing career late, in 1996 and have completed 23 novels, three movie scripts and three country and western songs. I am on a great ride and enjoying life and all of what God had given me. I love fishing, have a second home on Duck Key where my boats are moored and I sneak down to Marathon in the Keys when I take a vacation from book signing and writing. I addressed members of SAG (Screen Actor's Guild) a day before the Acadamey Awards of this year and then I attended the Awards before setting off on a book signing to Japan, China, Germany, Italy, France and England before coming home. I am working on my latest novel, Dragon Fire and from there I shall start work on Cyrus, a missile developed by Iran. I owe a lot to so many who formed my life, one special lady is a great and well known artist, Ms. Marianne Motches who was my mentor, my dictionary and my driving force to create my novels. I have two of her works and am in search of more. Without her help I would still be thinking about writing my first novel. Now, my driving force is my seven year old daughter who pushes me just as hard as did Ms. Motches. I feel I shall write until my lights go out, it is my passion, my mistress, lover, monster, dream and my writing allows me to be whoever I am writing about so I am enjoying so many different lives.