Plans for the Next Edit

I continue to make major cuts towards the end here. Granted, I did revise the plot making much of the text outdated, but during past edits I think I cruised towards the end. Before, when I was near the end I tended to gloss over errors (this is obvious to me reading it now).

My plans for the next edit, starting sometime in the spring will be to revise the first section first, then I will jump into the ending. This should give me a fresh take on the end and also allow me to tie in themes and language from the beginning into the end.

I'm going to type my handwritten outline so I can make further changes to it before the next edit as I'm still having doubts wondering if readers will completely buy into the world I have created. Still I don't feel that I have explained themes enough. Is this a case of me trying to seek higher levels of perfection, or am I still coming into my own as a writer?