diff --git a/archetypes/default.md b/archetypes/default.md
index 25b6752..652d5d9 100644
--- a/archetypes/default.md
+++ b/archetypes/default.md
@@ -2,4 +2,6 @@
 date = '{{ .Date }}'
 draft = true
 title = '{{ replace .File.ContentBaseName "-" " " | title }}'
+author = ""
 +++
+