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

Thank you all for the comments. There are certainly many ways this film could be made. As pointed out, dramatic, romantic, or comedic, which is the direction I was headed.
Nicholas, do you honestly not see the potential conflict and stakes in this scenario? Suddenly, fictional characters, with little to not emotional development, appear in the real world. IS the writer going crazy? How will these characters cope and co-exist with real people.
DPG, the fictional characters are the antagonist. As you can see in the other comments there could be a crime boss who wants a better ending to his story--like not get caught; a woman obsessed with love, stalks the writer; how about a dwarf or elf who want a quest?
There is so much potential.