I think when you first start out writing your dreams, a notebook might be the way to go. I used to do that for a while, but then as I got better with dream recall, writing it in a notebook (because I get paranoid if I leave something out in the open for others to possibly see) eventually takes up too many pages for me because even if I only remember a snippet or a part of a dream, usually if I remember the details, which I'm okay at doing by now, more parts will get back to me.
And I can barely writing as fast as I think, I know that's just common sense, but I literally have too many thoughts of recall coming into my mind that I can't help but use a laptop beside me whenever I wake up. Since I use an online alarm timer (or a program if I'm too lazy and worried about the internet connection not triggering the alarm), I might as well just the laptop to record my dreams.
I used to use Microsoft Word as a rough draft of my dreams before I edited it with images when I posted them on Dream Views. Then I felt things were out of balance and too chaotic, and having all those dreams in one file that would went to 100+ pages in only a few months, and having separate documents in a specific folder for each daily set of dreams would just be too much, and I would have to keep clicking and clicking to go through them if I want to find one to draw or something like that.
Most of my dreams are nonsense, so I don't have to worry about that a lot, but I started to use BanHurt's dream journal system (you can find it in the Grandfathered Dream Journal Section).
The light from the laptop doesn't bother me as much because I can just close my eyes and start typing fast, getting all of my thoughts at a faster rate than writing by hand. It's just that with writing, it may help reinforce memory into the brain with tactile movement, but getting my thoughts out on a loaded laptop and typing at least 90 words a minute if I'm feeling lazy helps to get more detail.
Of course, the only problem with this is if there's a Windows Update that wants to do a sneak attack on me before the alarm rings for me to try and recall my dreams. I just use my Blackberry phone to type out notes instead, since I'm not a faster thumb pusher.
Images help, but if you go back to the dreams you entered like a year later, it might not make much sense, which is why, at least for me, I can get more by typing as much detail as possible. I use images as well, but I'm getting more accustomed to getting my thoughts out and then worrying about imagery later.
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