diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ba74660..8f67f31 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -55,3 +55,6 @@ docs/_build/
 
 # PyBuilder
 target/
+
+# Ignore vim swap files
+*.swp
diff --git a/local_build.py b/local_build.py
index 58ae7b3..107f168 100755
--- a/local_build.py
+++ b/local_build.py
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@
 
 \begin{{document}}
 
+{authorcontent}
+
 {titlecontent}
 
 {sectioninputs}
@@ -168,6 +170,10 @@ def build_authorea_latex(localdir, builddir, latex_exec, bibtex_exec, outname,
                 titlestr = f.read()
         titlecontent.append(r'\title{' + titlestr + '}')
 
+    authorcontent = ""
+    with open(os.path.join(localdir, 'authors.tex')) as f:
+        authorcontent = r'\author{' + get_input_string('authors', get_in_path(localdir, builddir, pathtype)) + '}'
+
     sectioninputs = []
     with open(os.path.join(localdir, 'layout.md')) as f:
         for l in f:
@@ -177,8 +183,8 @@ def build_authorea_latex(localdir, builddir, latex_exec, bibtex_exec, outname,
             elif ls in ('posttitle.tex', 'title.tex', 'preamble.tex', 'header.tex'):
                 pass # skip any that have been processed above
             elif ls in ('abstract.tex'):
-                # add abstract to title content
-                titlecontent.append(r'\begin{abstract}' + get_input_string('abstract', get_in_path(localdir, builddir, pathtype))  + '\end{abstract}')
+                # add abstract to section input
+                sectioninputs.append(get_input_string('abstract', get_in_path(localdir, builddir, pathtype)))
             elif ls.endswith('.html') or ls.endswith('.htm'):
                 pass  # html files aren't latex-able
             elif ls.startswith('figures'):