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Q&A Alternatives to starting a sentence with well [closed]

I'm new to narrative writing and especially have trouble with dialogue. I too often am using the word well to start a character's sentence after receiving some information to then ask a question ab...

2 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by Seth Painter‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T09:30:56Z (over 4 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/37942
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Seth Painter‭ · 2019-12-08T09:30:56Z (over 4 years ago)
I'm new to narrative writing and especially have trouble with dialogue. I too often am using the word well to start a character's sentence after receiving some information to then ask a question about or to suggest something.  
Example

> How did you know I was visiting the resort? Well, it's just that we don't see too many people of your kind around here? Hmm? What do you mean by that? For the past few decades, there's been a steady decline of monsters in our islands Well, what happened to them?

How should I start the second sentence instead?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2018-07-29T11:41:46Z (over 5 years ago)
Original score: 3