I have to be honest, but I don’t think I dream very often, just blank, dreamless nights of sleep. Normally, if I DO dream, I would remember parts of my dream later on in the day by something I see or do that triggers a memory. But most of the time my sleeping is just a blank. I think I used to dream more a few years ago, but now I don’t. Maybe it’s because of the reduced sleep from schoolwork. But would this affect your chances of having a lucid dream if you don’t dream much? 
Believe it or not, you and everybody else dream multiple times every single night! The only reason why you think you don’t dream is only because you have little to no dream recall. And to answer your question: yes, this will affect your ability to have a lucid dream (you may have a lucid dream and not remember it!).
There are several ways to promote dream recall.
• Keep a written dream journal at all times! Studies have shown that there’s a certain ‘click’ that happens when people actually write stuff down (this is why teachers in class make you write notes instead of just read copies of them).
• Use the WBTB method whenever you please so that you can wake up right from a dream (increasing potential for dream recall).
• Use Autosuggestion by simply telling yourself that you will remember your dreams when you wake up from them.
• If you have a routine based sleep schedule, try waking up 10 or so minutes before you usually do. This will wake you up right in the middle of your dream.
• No matter what, make sure you absolutely do not move when you first wake up! Don’t even open your eyes. Just try and remember the dreams you just had and see if you can visualize all the main points of each. Immediately afterwards, write down everything in your written dream journal.
And try not to think of too many thing when going to bed- Stress will definitly lower your recall. Go to bed (not too late) and try just to relax- Focus your attention at relaxing and daydreaming, not at like staying aware or having a lucid dream- Just relax.
Thank you so much for your tips! 
I DO keep a dream journal under my pillow, and I have had it for about a year or so. But it does not have many dreams in it (around 10), because I probably don’t have good dream recall. Also, I do try the WBTB method as well. In fact, I tried doing it last night! 
Unfortunately, I am quite a deep sleeper, and I almost never wake up just by telling myself so. So instead I set alarms to wake me up. Sadly I didn’t even hear my alarms last night, so I was unable to wake up.
But strangely I was able to accomplish a LD last week. Around 11, I fell asleep during my homework, but my subconscious woke me up at around 1-2 AM. After that I finished up my homework for another hour, and went to sleep. In my dream I just randomly knew I was dreaming, so I became lucid. That’s all I remembered.
But I will try harder to follow your tips, thank you! 
yes.
The longer you sleep, the more dreams you are likely to have, the more chance you are likely to have of becoming lucid in one of those dreams.
If you believe you do not have many dreams, then it is either:
a.) poor dream recall
b.) not enough sleep - meaning that the REM stage is not long enough to have lots of dreams.
Have a look using google at the different stages to sleep… there are a total of 6 stages if i remember correctly. The first one being a long dreamless sleep. So if you dont get enough sleep you may not be experiencing a very long REM cycle. They say the correct amount of sleep is 8 hours, but it differs for everyone. I Actually prefer to have 12 hours of sleep, but thats just me.
To be honest, I normally have less than 8 hours of sleep every school day, normally around 6 hours, maybe even 7 if I’m lucky. I think both are correct, I don’t have good dream recall, and I don’t get much sleep. My bags are enough to prove it. 
You dream alll the time, and most of the time your dreams are freken cool! We just forget them all the time!!! We must remember!!! I had a cool dream last night. 
EDIT: Chances of LDing allways stay the same. It only changes when you put intent behind it… Granted more sleep means longer LDs.
Thanks! I guess the basic reasons I don’t have or remember LDs is because I have poor recall, less sleep, and not strong enough intentions. When I first learned about lucid dreaming, I was immediately into it and I desired to have one. I began to keep track of my dreams and such, but I never had a lucid dream. Eventually, my desires faded away, and I stopped trying to have lucid dreams for a while. But later I had a few lucid dreams, so that’s where I picked up hope again. Then I joined this site in hoping I can have more. I gladly appreciate all your tips, thank you so much!
i like the avatar Kandri
If I could add to Ben’s list.
Reading previous dreams (from your DJ) before going to sleep helps recall in the morning. Think of it as though you’re exercising your recall. (The dreams i’m reading I can’t even remmeber them until I read them)
Thank you, altheman. I’ll try that tip a lot, perhaps that should help. Will reading my journal every night help my dream recall?
Thanks! It was easy to make. 
Well kandri, It’s basically about reading the jounrel whenever (Preferably before sleep), you’ll eventually read one that you havn’t seen in a while, you probably find it hard to remember. But as soon as you start to read it, the memory just appears, that in it’s self is dream recall. It just helps to exercise it. Dream recall is like a muscle, it needs to be exercsed or you lose it.
last night, I read through most of my journal. Closed my eyes ‘I will remmeber my dreams tonight’
Woke up, I remmebered one. It was slightly fragmented though, so just bits and pieces. It involved Dogs chasing me.
(I’m also trying to start remembering my dreams too, I’ve kinda neglected it.)