diff --git a/cmd/web/handlers.go b/cmd/web/handlers.go
index 774cd88..42a2c3a 100644
--- a/cmd/web/handlers.go
+++ b/cmd/web/handlers.go
@@ -43,5 +43,14 @@ func (app *application) snippetCreate(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		app.clientError(w, http.StatusMethodNotAllowed)
 		return
 	}
-	w.Write([]byte("Create a new snippet"))
+	title := "0 snail"
+	content := "0 snail\nClimb Mount Fuji,\nBut slowly, slowly!\n\n-Kobayshi Issa"
+	expires := 7
+
+	id, err := app.snippets.Insert(title, content, expires)
+	if err != nil {
+		app.serverError(w, err)
+		return
+	}
+	http.Redirect(w, r, fmt.Sprintf("/snippet/view?id=%d", id), http.StatusSeeOther)
 }
diff --git a/internal/models/snippets.go b/internal/models/snippets.go
index 1f1ca71..ae56e6b 100644
--- a/internal/models/snippets.go
+++ b/internal/models/snippets.go
@@ -18,7 +18,18 @@ type SnippetModel struct {
 }
 
 func (m *SnippetModel) Insert(title string, content string, expires int) (int, error) {
-	return 0, nil
+	stmt := `INSERT INTO snippets (title, content, created, expires)
+	VALUES (?, ?, UTC_TIMESTAMP(), DATE_ADD(UTC_TIMESTAMP(), INTERVAL ? DAY))`
+
+	result, err := m.DB.Exec(stmt, title, content, expires)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	id, err := result.LastInsertId()
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	return int(id), nil
 }
 
 func (m *SnippetModel) Get(id int) (*Snippet, error) {