diff --git a/bin/new_generator b/bin/new_generator
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+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
+require 'thor'
+
+class NewGenerator < Thor::Group
+  include Thor::Actions
+
+  argument :name, type: :string
+  argument :description, type: :string, default: 'A new generator for RoleModel'
+
+  def self.source_root
+    File.expand_path('lib/generators/templates')
+  end
+
+  def generate_generator_files
+    directory 'generator', "lib/generators/rolemodel/#{name}"
+  end
+
+  def generate_generator_spec
+    # TODO: stub out spec file in proper location
+  end
+end
+
+NewGenerator.start
diff --git a/lib/generators/templates/generator/%name%_generator.rb.tt b/lib/generators/templates/generator/%name%_generator.rb.tt
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+++ b/lib/generators/templates/generator/%name%_generator.rb.tt
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+module Rolemodel
+  class <%= name %>Generator < Rails::Generators::Base
+    source_root File.expand_path('templates', __dir__)
+
+    def generate_stuff
+      say 'generating stuff', :green
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/generators/templates/generator/README.md.tt b/lib/generators/templates/generator/README.md.tt
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+# <%= name %> Generator
+
+<%= description %>
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+  - ...
+
+## What you get
+
+  - ...
diff --git a/lib/generators/templates/generator/USAGE.tt b/lib/generators/templates/generator/USAGE.tt
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+Description:
+    <%= description %>
+
+Example:
+    rails generate rolemodel:<%= name %>