diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8885ace..dd72772 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -16,3 +16,4 @@ profiles.clj
 /log
 *.swp
 resources/posts/
+/resources/author/
diff --git a/resources/author/sample_user b/resources/author/sample_user
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..946a3b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/author/sample_user
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  :first-name nil
+  :family-name nil
+  :rel-me []
+  :job-title nil
+  :org nil
+  :photo nil
+}