Congrats on your first lucid dream James! And what Xanous said, it is totally normal to forget some details of lucid dreams. I not only forget details of my lucids, but sometimes I'm fuzzy on remembering how I became lucid. Most of the time it's because I don't journal my dream until hours later (bad habit ). It's also normal to phase in and out of lucidity within the dream, and I think that's just because you can get caught up in the story which can make you forget that you're lucid. And also what Xanous said about RCs. Once yo uget used to that lucid "feeling," you don't have to do RCs. Unless you just want to for fun. And it can help to stabilize the dream more, because it gives you something to focus on. I like looking at my hands, and even rubbing them together, because it reminds me that I am dreaming, this is my dream, and I am in control.

As for the dry spell, don't even worry about it. We all have them. And every dry spell ends