diff --git a/docs/getting-started/tutorial.md b/docs/getting-started/tutorial.md
index b6b3efcf4384a..392e905c44347 100644
--- a/docs/getting-started/tutorial.md
+++ b/docs/getting-started/tutorial.md
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ The first step in creating the Copyright Date Block is to scaffold the initial b
 	Review the <a href="https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/getting-started/devenv/get-started-with-wp-env/">Get started with create-block</a> documentation for an introduction to using this package.
 </div>
 
-You can use `create-block` from just about any directory on your computer and then use `wp-env` to create a local WordPress development environment with your new block plugin installed and activated.
+You can use `create-block` from just about any directory (folder) on your computer and then use `wp-env` to create a local WordPress development environment with your new block plugin installed and activated.
 
-Therefore, create a new directory (folder) on your computer called "Block Tutorial". Open your terminal and `cd` to this directory. Then run the following command.
+Therefore, choose a directory to place the block plugin or optionally create a new folder called "Block Tutorial". Open your terminal and `cd` to this directory. Then run the following command.
 
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 	If you are not using <code>wp-env</code>, instead, navigate to the <code>plugins/</code> folder in your local WordPress installation using the terminal and run the following command.
@@ -351,9 +351,10 @@ To enable this starting year functionality, you will need one attribute to store
 
 ### Updating block.json
 
-Block attributes are generally specified in the [`block.json`](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/getting-started/fundamentals/block-json/#data-storage-in-the-block-with-attributes) file. So open up the file and add the following section after the `example` in line 9.
+Block attributes are generally specified in the [`block.json`](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/getting-started/fundamentals/block-json/#data-storage-in-the-block-with-attributes) file. So open up the file and add the following section after the `example` property.
 
 ```json
+"example": {},
 "attributes": {
 	"showStartingYear": {
 		"type": "boolean"