Stretches for your mind

Before I write, I often see shapes, images, and structures -- essentially three-dimensional, color outlines that serve as the bones over which I drape sentences and paragraphs.

Not unexpectedly, I'm a fan of the Visual Thesaurus. Go ahead, give it a try, or take the tour. There's also a Visual Thesaurus blog I feel I have to mention...since the Jan. 3 post was kind enough to mention Writer Way.