Sometimes it might bother you that when you’re finished writing a story, you end up with enough discarded and unused material to make a whole second story.
Do not think of this as a failing. Those leftover bits are the Mirror Universe version of your story, and the fact that you defeated it is ultimately a good thing. Its goatee was silly, anyway.
the bits you cut out aren’t like building scrap that is only good for birdhouses and bonfires. they’re like cookie dough. you can mash them up, roll them out again, and cut out a whole new story.
use the fish shaped cutter this time. that one’s my favorite.