Here are some sites I visit regularly, or irregularly, or with a Fatal Attraction-like obsession.

Writing Sites

Absolute Write Watercooler a wonderful community of writers, encompassing the newly initiated to NYT's Bestseller.

Nathan Bransford If you can stomach all the reality TV talk, lots of good advice on writing and interesting observations about publishing in general.

Ann Mini's Author! Author! An astounding array of articles on writing, plus posts by guest writers.

Nerdgasm Sites
(things I'm joyfully, nerdily obsessed with)

Cute Overload If you haven't been, you're missing out on Teh Zeitgeist.

Retro Renovation, for people like me who love a shell pink bathroom from the 50's.

Bartcop An Okie with an IQ of 67.

Herzeleid A fan site for the German Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein. This is a band that speaks to my soul. My big-haired 1980's heavy metal soul that got embarrassed when it went to college and realized that listening to Motley Crue wasn't nearly angsty or intellectual enough. After the awkward realization that I didn't want my college friends to hear my favorite music because it wasn't very smart, I gave up heavy metal for many years. Rammstein, however, is both heavy and smart. Once more I can bang my head without shame.