Beginning there as a reporter/researcher, she became the publication's San Francisco correspondent in 1985, and its bureau chief in Miami for Florida and the Caribbean region in 1987. In 1988 she was transferred to Los Angeles. She terminated her employment with Time to write fiction full-time in 1990.
Initially as a reporter/researcher, she worked as the publication's San Francisco correspondent starting in 1985 and its bureau chief for Miami and the Caribbean region from 1987. In 1988, she was relocated to Los Angeles. She left Time to focus on writing fiction full-time in 1990.