Do I quote this, italicize, or something else?
The sentence is:
“Where do you want these?” Jon’s publisher asked, bobbling a box with the word books scrawled across the side.
What do I do with the word, "books"?
Do I quote it (as above)?
Should I italicize it?
Is there a rule here or is it predominantly an issue of style and/or author preference?
What do you think?
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I think it's author preference. Either of these would be okay:
“Where do you want these?” Jon’s publisher asked, bobbling a box with the word “books” scrawled across the side.
“Where do you want these?” Jon’s publisher asked, bobbling a box with the word books scrawled across the side.
I would use the italics, but it's purely a preference, not a rule.
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