Writing what you know

Write what you know, I have heard that since I started writing for a hobby. (Yes, a hobby, right now it’s a hobby.) How boring, write what you know sound! What I know is my life and believe me it’s boring!!! I write romance, the modern vision of fairy tales, and paranormal romance at that. That writing very, very far from what I know. (Believe me there’s not much romance in my life... and for sure that no vampire or shape shifter either.)
But wait... thinks back to anything you have read, watched on T.V. or seen in a movie. What really, I mean really, kept you interested? Most of the time its something you can relate too. So maybe these people have a point, maybe we should write what we know. I’m talking about making these characters, ploys, and stories real by putting what you know inside them. You know what you were feeling when you got angry at your boy/girlfriend that time, or how you felt when you someone surprise you with something that made you happy. Describe these emotions when you write to make your characters come alive. Use something that happened to you to enrich your ploy. Draw from your life to improve your story. I know I’m going to try this in my writing. Remember I’m just an amateur too.