In this sequence of revealing interviews conducted by Dikran Karagueuzian, award-winning novelist John L'Heureux considers his long and fruitful career as a fiction writer, providing insights into his craft and explaining how his approach to the novel differs from his approach to short stories. The conversation then leads to an assessment of contemporary fiction - its virtues and vices and its distinguished practitioners. Finally, L'Heureux recalls his thirteen years as director of the Stanford Writing Program and offers opinions on what can and cannot be taught in a creative writing course.