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.
(..) It's all right. As long as you take care of us when we're dying. Though you might want to think about getting a job at some point. He has a job. He's a writer. All it takes is one article. For what? To get paid bucks? To lead to bigger things. You have any projects you're working on? (..)2013 TvShow: Orange Is the New Black Title: The Chickening Season: 1 Episode 5