Your Teaching Artist

Lit!Commons Subscribers Gain Access to All 10 Teaching Artists. The Builder path is led by Rachel Werner.

The Builder Rachel Werner

Rachel Werner is the author of the picture books FLOODS (Capstone 2022), MOVING AND GROOVING TO FILLMORE'S BEAT (Capstone 2023), and THE GLAM WORLD TOUR (Capstone 2024) as well as the nonfiction middle grade title GLOW & GROW: A BROWN GIRL'S POSITIVE BODY GUIDE (Free Spirit 2025) and the nonfiction YA title BEAUTY EMANCIPATION (Macmillian 2026). She is on faculty for Hugo House in Seattle, Lighthouse Writers Workshop in Denver, and the Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis, where she leads curricula to educate writers and content producers in marketing their work. A regular book reviewer for Shelf Awareness, she has contributed print, photography, and video content to We Are Teachers, Highlights Foundation, The Spruce Eats, TheKitchn, and MotherUntitled. She is the founder of The Little Book Project WI, a community arts initiative committed to pursuing social justice through narrative.

The Builder Path

This curriculum will build over time. You get access to it all!

    1. Welcome from Rachel Werner

    2. What to Expect from The Builder

    3. Shared Values and Rules

    1. LitCommons Confessional w/Lit Mag Editor & Screenwriter Josh Roark

    1. How To Vet & Assess

    2. Investing In Author/Poet Readings & Book Tours

    1. LitCommons Confessional with literary agent Sara Megibow

    1. Paving the Road Toward Paid Subscribers

    1. LitCommons Confessional with editor Siân Gaetano

About this path

  • Weekly On-Demand Lessons
  • Live Follow-up Sessions
  • Shared Community