The author has created a reusable template for a Serverless JAMStack app with Fauna, focusing on real-world usage of the database, including access control. The template is based on TodoMVC and can be extended to create interactive applications. The author collaborated with Netlify engineers to build examples and worked with developers at Free Code Camp at Github in San Francisco, reinforcing the importance of easy on-ramps and clear starting points. The template has been refactored by Shawn Wang to use React hooks, and the author plans to continue refining it to make it generic and reusable, aiming to create a full-stack development example with Fauna.