- Creator Backlash: Alex Gino regrets deadnaming the main character in the original title, and starting in April 2022 the book began being published as Melissa.
- Saved from Development Hell: Alex Gino started writing Melissa in 2003, but due to the Values Dissonance society had with LGBT+ children's books back then, it wasn't published until 2015.
- What Could Have Been:
- The first original title of the book was Girl George, a reference to the musician Boy George. Their editor advised Gino to remove 'girl,' because they were concerned people would think the book was strictly intended for females.
- The author first proposed renaming the book to Melissa's Story. By the time it was officially changed, it had been shortened to just Melissa.
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