I used regular pen and paper to record the dreams (or other interesting stuff) as I drifted to sleep. a) find a comfortable environment that helps you sleep in

I used regular pen and paper to record the dreams (or other interesting stuff) as I drifted to sleep. a) find a comfortable environment that helps you sleep in a sitting position. For me it was sitting in a train late at night (I used to commute a lot at night for a while) b) start writing. I usually just copied stuff from something, like a newspaper or book or whatever was available c) let the sleep take over but do not stop writing. At some point you will find words or sentences between the text that you're copying d) practice, and you'll write longer and longer sentences