When the Whistle Blows, also known as The Sleeper, was the subject of the authors final project portfolio/thesis at Regent University. Meeting with his graduation committee in the fall of 1993, Mr. Staerkel first pitched another story idea based on a short play he had already written. However, his first idea was rejected because, in the words of the committee, 'We need something new.' When the author told them of a story he had heard as a youth concerning his father, the committee promptly dismissed him, and told him, 'Go, and write a story about that.' In 1996, a year after the tragic passing of his lovely wife, Mr. Staerkel optioned that screenplay, The Sleeper, to two Academy Award Nominated writer - producers. Lauded for its crisp dialogue and dramatic scenes - the screenplay was aptly renamed When the Whistle Blows. The screenplay was shopped to studios and independents, but was never produced. The novel, bearing the same name, is based on the original work.
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Scott Staerkel is a 1994 graduate of Regent University, Virginia Beach, Virginia with a M.A. in communication, television programming and production and film emphasis. He has a B.A. in Biblical studies with a minor in military science from Evangel University, Springfield, Missouri where he was also a scholarship athlete. In 1984, he received an early commission as an officer in the U.S. Army, Field Artillery. In the fall of the same year, he was named best defensive back while garnering 1st Team NAIA All District 16 honors. He currently resides in Oklahoma with his five children. He has written several screenplays, and has been optioned twice.
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Why this book blew my whistle....,
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This review is from: When the Whistle Blows (Hardcover)
I just finished reading Mr.Staerkel's first book. It is a story of a man who does not set out be a man who influences the minds of his small town. All he wants is for his son to play football. In order for that to happen he has to bring in kids from "Colored Town". This is a preposterous idea in most people's minds. For Bill, it gives his son a chance to play. For Charles, it gives him the chance to be a hero, and for this small town, it gives them a chance to change their mind. Maybe it will even change yours too.
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