Do you think it's important to actually feel and experience something before writing about it? Because I have never fallen in love before and I don't know what it feels like. Every time I try to write about it it looks so fake and pathetic. Instead I write

Writing from experience is important, but it’s not the only way to write. You can find honest emotions and truthful poetry even in places you haven’t been before. You don’t have to have been in love to know what you want from it. You don’t have to be in love to write love poetry.