: Re: Can your narrator talk to the reader of the novel? This is an excerpt from a novel I have started writing. Penry laughed. His face changed instantly. His disbelief changed into happiness,

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If you're writing in a style then your writing is a "proper writing style". Perhaps you meant to ask "does this conform to an existing style?"

Having a first person narrator who directly addresses the audience is an interesting stylistic choice. There are definitely books out there where the narrator is a character in the story, adding their own commentary to the narrative.

You shouldn't be asking yourself "Is this a proper style of writing?" but "Does this style fit my writing?" and "Am I consistent with my style?"

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