Either print out your detailed outline and have it in front of you, or have it on the left side of your computer screen and your draft document on the right. Then, working step by step through your outline,

Just write.

• Do write complete sentences and paragraphs, and try moderately to use proper grammar, accurate wording, and transition words to link your ideas as necessary.
• However, almost as in freewriting, don't let yourself get stuck. You may pause for a few seconds, but don't labor over sentences yet. Just get them down.

Remember:

• This should not always be easy.  Ideas can be complex and difficult to express; otherwise why would we have so many books and so many different words? Again, though, you’ll have a chance to craft sentences in your revision and editing steps.
• Even native English speakers must struggle to say exactly what they mean, so don't expect yourself to be able to do it the first time. Let yourself write freely and then work with it to feel the satisfaction when you get your text the way you want it.

Click to watch a short video modeling how to write your draft.