When an author encounters the characters he writes in the real world, creating a number of awkward and humorous moments, he must help them assimilate or return to the stories they belong in.

I love the idea of storybook characters in the real world. Like in the book Inkheart. My only suggestion would be don't say awkward and humorous...show it.

loglinesrus:

I agree that the premise is rich with possibilities. I understand that the fictional characters are the antagonists. But having the antagonists "assimilate and return" is THEIR character arc -- not the author's character arc. And a logline is supposed to be about the protagonist's character arc -- not the antagonist's.

When I say irony I mean that the flaws in the characters he created are a reflection of character flaws of his own. Why else have they come alive if not to compel him to face up to his own weaknesses as an author? Or is it mere coincidence -- it could happen to any author for no reason at all?

So, in having to "write" their wrongs (objective goal), is he not also righting his own (subjective need)?

What is his character arc? What's at stake for HIM? What does he stand to lose, what karmic penalty will he have to pay if HE fails to get them back into the fictional world where they belong?

fwiw

loglinesrus:

I agree that the premise is rich with possibilities. I understand that the fictional characters are the antagonists. But having the antagonists "assimilate and return" is THEIR character arc -- not the author's character arc. And a logline is supposed to be about the protagonist's character arc -- not the antagonist's.

When I say irony I mean that the flaws in the characters he created are a reflection of character flaws of his own. Why else have they come alive if not to compel him to face up to his own weaknesses as an author? Or is it mere coincidence -- it could happen to any author for no reason at all?

So, in having to "write" their wrongs (objective goal), is he not also righting his own (subjective need)?

What is his character arc? What's at stake for HIM? What does he stand to lose, what karmic penalty will he have to pay if HE fails to get them back into the fictional world where they belong?

fwiw