diff --git a/lib/create.js b/lib/create.js
index 5547f03..9a7cf55 100644
--- a/lib/create.js
+++ b/lib/create.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ async function create() {
 	let options = await promptCreateOptions();
 
 	createProject(options.projectName, options.projectPath, options);
+	saveDefaults(options);
 }
 
 async function createProject(projectName, projectPath, options) {
@@ -65,11 +66,18 @@ async function createProject(projectName, projectPath, options) {
 	console.log(`✨ ${projectName} created at ${fullProjectPath}`);
 }
 
+function saveDefaults(options) {
+	if (options.author) {
+		config.set('author', options.author);
+	}
+}
+
 async function promptCreateOptions() {
 	options = {};
 
 	options.projectName = await promptProjectName();
 	options.projectPath = await promptProjectPath();
+	options.author = await promptAuthor();
 
 	if (await promptShouldInitGitRepository()) {
 		options.shouldInitGitRepository = true;
@@ -128,6 +136,19 @@ async function promptProjectPath() {
 	});
 }
 
+async function promptAuthor() {
+	return await inquirer.prompt([
+		{
+			type: 'input',
+			name: 'author',
+			message: 'Author?',
+			...(config.has('author') && { default: config.get('author') }),
+		}
+	]).then((answers) => {
+		return answers.author;
+	});
+}
+
 async function promptShouldInitGitRepository() {
 	return await inquirer.prompt([
 		{
@@ -316,6 +337,7 @@ function addPackageFile(projectPath, options) {
 		name: options.projectName,
 		version: '1.0.0',
 		private: false,
+		author: options.author,
 		license: 'MIT',
 		...(options.shouldInitGitRepository && options.shouldAddRemote && {
 			repository: {