Well, I still haven’t had my first LD yet but I’ve been practicing. Last night I beleive I thought up a new technique. I was following directions, and I started to hear a ringing noise in my ears. I imagined in my head what I wanted to do in my LD, and it was riding a dragon(it sounds fun!). The ringing stayed at the same volume so I decided to try and imagine the surroundings. The ringing got louder, so I continued to imagine the surroundings and what it feels like to be riding a dragon. I saw a flash of light which made me a little too excited and I woke up 
NOT FAIR! I was almost there!
Has anybody tried a technique like that one before and suceeded?