Now the real work of writing starts…

Actual words.

The outline is as conflated as it's likely to get for now, or until more inspiration strikes.

It's time to start writing the story.

I'll make a 'safety' copy of the actual conflated outline, and put it away.

I'll start with chapter 1 and actually consume a copy of the outline as I go, so word count and page count will come and go as I lay down new words and erase bits of the conflated outline as I go. It's a curious process, but it's a lot better than facing pure white space.