Welcome timster,

Congrats for recently learing how to LD.

Some of the things that help me make LDs last longer are to really focus on things aound me in the dream. And if the dream starts to fade, I will rub my hands on my arms. That will usually bring me back. If the dream fades completely, I will lay ther still and try to imagine the last scene I just saw. Sometimes I am able to pick it back up from that spot.

Good luck...