Original sentence: In her 1998 book Stagestruck: Theater, AIDS, and the Marketing of Gay America, Schulman contends that significant plot elements of the successful 1996 musical Rent were lifted from People In Trouble.Since she has provided no specific elaboration on these claims, and the two works really aren't that similar, many dismiss this as an attempt to gain publicity
Edited sentence: In her 1998 book Stagestruck: Theater, AIDS, and the Marketing of Gay America, the oft-critically panned author erroneously contends that significant plot elements of the beloved musical Rent were lifted from her book People In Trouble.Since she has provided no specific elaboration on these claims, and the two works really aren't that similar, the claims have been universally dismissed as a desperate (and largely unsuccessful) bid for publicity