diff --git a/Library/Shared/PSDWriter.m b/Library/Shared/PSDWriter.m
index aa1d22c..825eb54 100755
--- a/Library/Shared/PSDWriter.m
+++ b/Library/Shared/PSDWriter.m
@@ -305,6 +305,7 @@ - (NSMutableData *) makeEffectLayer
     [effectInfo appendValue:75 withLength:1];    // Opacity as a percent
     }
 
+    return [[NSMutableData alloc] init];
 }
 
 - (NSData *)createPSDData
diff --git a/PSDWriter.podspec b/PSDWriter.podspec
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e2367ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/PSDWriter.podspec
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+Pod::Spec.new do |spec|
+  spec.name         = "PSDWriter"
+  spec.version      = "1.0.0"
+  spec.summary      = "An Objective-C library for creating layered PSDs from a set of images on Mac OS X or iOS"
+  spec.description  = <<-DESC
+An Objective-C library for creating layered PSDs from a set of images on Mac OS X or iOS  
+                   DESC
+
+  spec.homepage     = "https://github.com/bengotow/PSDWriter"
+  spec.license      = { :file => "LICENSE.txt" }
+  spec.author       = "Ben Gotow"
+
+  spec.source       = { :git => "https://github.com/bengotow/PSDWriter.git", :commit => "fc765dacfa0e8dc09d49918627a111362b9ed13b" }
+  spec.source_files  = "Library/Shared/*.{h,m}"
+  spec.exclude_files = "Classes/Exclude"
+  spec.public_header_files = "Library/Shared/PSDWriter.h"
+
+  spec.requires_arc = false
+end