You were so close! What happened? Did you wake up or fall back to sleep?

If you wake up from this, just relax and try again. You should slip back into this state easily, closer to a dream. It isn't abnormal to bounce back and forth a few times before you can actually enter a dream.

Be wary of false awakenings, too. Some people start their dream right where their WILD left them, lying in bed with their eyes closed. When in doubt, do a reality check. Even if you move to RC, you can still relax again and easily slip back into hypnagogia.