Where did the quotation mark go? by Steph Koo LRR, February 27, 2016February 8, 2025 We are approaching copyediting time at the Long River Review and it has me thinking about grammar, punctuation, and writing style—leading me to this question: Why do some authors do away with the quotation mark in dialogue? Perhaps I am noticing it more as I am reading more “serious literature”… Continue Reading