: Re: Quotes or no, for Hiccup I have a character unleash a monster hiccup in a scene. I'd like advice regarding whether or not it should be in quotes. Here's the scene, in summary "Hiccup!" Jane

Surprise requires context, so don't worry too much about it not being at the beginning of a sentence.

Jane listened intently, nodding, then immediately hiccuped.
Bob smiled slightly but kept going.

On a side, note, if she was simply "embarrassed", that's probably obvious, and could be omitted. Now, if she did something to show that she were embarrassed, you might want to write that.

Jane hiccuped again and covered her mouth, blushing.

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