creating a new author

checklist for creating a new author

• fetch origin from spec-lumber repository in GitHub Desktop
• open Visual Studio Code
• create new markdown file

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Step 1: fetch origin from spec-lumber repository in GitHub Desktop

1. Open GitHub Desktop
2. Set "Current Repository" to "spec-lumber"
3. click "fetch origin"

Step 2: open Visual Studio Code

1. open GitHub Desktop and click "Open in Visual Studio Code." This will open the spec-lumber repository in Visual Studio Code

Step 3: create new markdown file

1. navigate to the "_writers" folder in the left-hand menu of Visual Studio Code

2. open the "_writers" folder

3. right-click on a current markdown file in the "_writers" folder and click on "copy"

4. hit CTRL + V on your keyboard. A copy of that file should appear in the "_writers" folder

5. right-click on the copy file and select "rename" and rename the file to the name of the author

6. edit the information in the file