I'm new here too so I can't say I know a lot. I've only joined today and I'm feeling things out. I've had lucid dreams in the past and read a lot of books to try to enjoy them more often. There is one technique I'll throw out there that's super simple and may or may not help. Throughout the day stop and seriously ask yourself if your really dreaming. I know it sounds silly, but the idea behind it is that if you think about it often enough during the day, and seriously consider it, then you might bring that idea into your dreams and consider it there. I've actually considered it in a dream and concluded that I wasn't dreaming (ha!) so it doesn't always help, but it has worked for me in the past. The book I read even suggested pulling your finger or something along those lines to prove whether or not you're dreaming. It was actually the finger pulling that proved it for me one time (believe it or not). I really didn't think I was dreaming, but I asked myself the question (as I did during the day) and pulled my finger...and it stretched! So, it was hard to deny I was dreaming at that point This only happened the one time for me, so I'm not sure how much success other people have with it, but it could be worth a try. I haven't practiced in quite some time, but I'm hoping to get back into it all (which is why I'm here).
My only other suggestion is that, even if you don't want to write out your dreams, once you wake up try to remember every detail you can before you get out of bed so it's still fresh in your mind. Try to see any similarities in your dreams. If you do see similarities, try to think that whenever you encounter that again you'll ask yourself if you're dreaming. That way if it happens in your dream you might remember to ask yourself if your dreaming and begin a lucid dream.
Good luck!