: Em-dashes and interrupting one's own dialogue within the same quote I am looking for an example of a specific dialogue interruption case. I've been putting a following space my entire life, an editor just told me it doesn't

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Em-dashes and interrupting one's own dialogue within the same quote
I am looking for an example of a specific dialogue interruption case. I've been putting a following space my entire life, an editor just told me it doesn't belong, neither of us can cite a guide example, and both of us are sure we were taught it as an official standard.

If using an em-dash or ellipsis to take the same position as a period (rather than commas or parentheses) when not immediately followed by a quote mark, should it have a space?

Examples:

"I didn't mean— Never mind. Forget it."
(In narration) It looked like— No. it couldn't be.
"I didn't mean to say... I guess it doesn't matter what I meant." (I
know guides vary between a 4th period here or stopping at 3. I
include this in case the style choice is linked.)

Cases where I already understand there is no space:

"I didn't mean—" She shook her head. "Never mind."
"I didn't mean"—she stopped herself—"Never mind."

(I looked at prior rulings before deciding whether to try here or English first; let me know if I should jump over anyway.)

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