Ditches

I writing my novel by ditches. A ditch is usually about 300 to 1800 words long and is a continuous piece of a novel. It deals with either an idea, or a single scene in novel time. These ditches stand alone and can be weeded out as a whole, or, should they show promise, are short enough to be revised without giving you a brain-strain.
I call them ditches in reference to the feeling that I've finally run out of ideas. It's like I am always having a last ditch effort against a continuous and momentous feeling of failing.
This is a funny paradox, because I actually think that I am winning. Although I don't want to admit it yet for fear of sounding delusional.