No one—'present writer' included—thought the plan would work. [=no one, including me, thought the plan would work]
She is promoting her latest movie, which 'the present writer' has not yet seen. [=which I have not yet seen]
They identified the 'writer' of the mysterious letter.
(..) the gorgeous, shimmering insanity of this city of ours, where for years I woke up, fucked up, said I was sorry, passed out, and did it all over again." "As a writer, I'm a sucker for happy endings. The guy gets the girl. She saves him from himself... fade to fucking black. (..)2014 TvShow: Californication Title: Grace Season: 7 Episode 12