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.
(..) and my killer charm? - No, but- - What do you do? Oh. Well, I want to work for somewhere like The New Yorker or Vanity Fair. - I am a writer too. - Is that right? - Mm-hmm. - I should read your stuff. Why don't you send it over? Yeah? (..)2006 The Devil Wears Prada