title: Setting up a git repository and attempting to link it to Heroku - parse error in package.json
body: <p><code>git push heroku master</code></p>
  
  <p>I receive :</p>
  
  <pre><code>Counting objects: 18, done.
  Delta compression using up to 8 threads.
  Compressing objects: 100% (15/15), done.
  Writing objects: 100% (18/18), 3.33 KiB | 1.66 MiB/s, done.
  Total 18 (delta 4), reused 0 (delta 0)
  remote: Compressing source files... done.
  remote: Building source:
  remote: 
  remote: -----&gt; Node.js app detected
  remote: parse error: Expected separator between values at line 8, column 11
  remote:  !     Unable to parse package.json
  remote: 
  remote: 
  remote: -----&gt; Build failed
  remote: parse error: Expected separator between values at line 8, column 11
  remote: parse error: Expected separator between values at line 8, column 11
  remote: parse error: Expected separator between values at line 8, column 11
  remote:        
  remote:        We're sorry this build is failing! You can troubleshoot common issues here:
  remote:        https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/troubleshooting-node-deploys
  remote:        
  remote:        If you're stuck, please submit a ticket so we can help:
  remote:        https://help.heroku.com/
  remote:        
  remote:        Love,
  remote:        Heroku
  remote:        
  remote:  !     Push rejected, failed to compile Node.js app.
  remote: 
  remote:  !     Push failed
  remote: Verifying deploy...
  remote: 
  remote: !       Push rejected to evening-springs-83330.
  remote: 
  To https://git.heroku.com/evening-springs-83330.git
   ! [remote rejected] master -&gt; master (pre-receive hook declined)
  error: failed to push some refs to 'https://git.heroku.com/evening-springs-83330.git'
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I am trying to publish my work through Heroku. </p>