# How I Finally Decided My Book Was Worth Publishing

*2026-06-06 · by Bookworthy Team · The Bookworthy Blog*

*A first-person story from one of Bookworthy's founders.*

There is something special about being on the open road. My husband and I often take a long drive as an opportunity to talk through the complexities of life — it's almost like the car's forward motion keeps the conversation flowing.

A few months after our first son was born, we took a drive to the beach. He slept the whole way. Somewhere on that highway, my husband brought up the impact we'd been making online with our blogs, and the Bible study I had put together for a few wives at our church. Then he said it: what if you turned those lessons into a book?

The light bulb went on.

When we reached the beach and told our friends, their excitement made it feel real. And as I stopped talking and started listening, I also felt something else: insecurity. The thought of publishing my first book surfaced [a host of fears](/blog/5-big-lies-that-stopped-me-from-publishing-my-first-book) — before I had even started.

Over the next few weeks the conversation became a plan. My husband researched how to self-publish; I wrapped my mind around how to write a book. My heart shifted from *could I?* to a deep conviction that my words could matter to someone — that I had a message unique to me, and I was the only one who could share it.

So I decided to finish what I started, despite the insecurities.

My first book took a month and a half to write. There were hard days, and there were days I couldn't stop. If you had told me a year earlier that I would be a published author, I would have laughed. I had no idea how close I was — no idea a thought could turn into action so quickly. A few years later, I had written ten books with another on the way.

Before that drive, I was the person who would have kept putting it off forever. What I learned is simple: **a dream is just a wish until you start.**

## Your book is worth publishing

Thousands of writers tell themselves self-publishing isn't for them, or that they're waiting for the right time (whenever that is). If that's you, consider:

- Is the message something you feel strongly about?
- Do you feel like you've found a treasure that would bless the people who read it?
- Is there a gnawing in your heart that you have a responsibility to share it?
- Is becoming a published author a dream you want to fulfill?

Sharing your story with the world is one of the most extraordinary things you will ever do. You don't have to do it alone — and soon, you won't have to leave your own store to do it.

[Join the Bookworthy launch list](/#notify) and we'll tell you the moment you can publish your first book on Shopify. **Your story is worth publishing.**

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Bookworthy is a free Shopify app that turns any store into a self-publishing house: authors upload a manuscript, set their price, and every copy is printed and shipped on demand — while they keep their customer data, content rights, and margin.

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