Last month, the retired medical doctor had four gravity-fed, 5,000-gallon polyethylene water tanks installed on his Monte Sereno property. The system will harvest raindrops to provide irrigation for an extensive food garden.
Block sees it as a patriotic as well as an environmental statement.
LEAD #2 : Given the circumstances, Kristen Graczyk might have abandoned her pursuit of a soccer career. She has suffered three major knee injuries and wasn't drafted when the Women's Professional Soccer league began this year.
Yet she has become a starting defender for FC Gold Pride.
ANALYSIS : Lead #1 is a focus story lead while Lead #2 is a character lead.
Your first example has the feel of a focus story, but I really can't tell about your second one. It could just as easily be the start of a character lead.
ReplyDeleteIt often takes more than one sentence to really show what kind of lead you've got. Do you want to add the next few sentences to clarify?
15/20 (pending clarification)