Slowish reader here too, I write quite okay at ~80 WPM probably, if my mind can keep up with it than that's another thing. :P

Interactions do take quite a long time though, like in this post for instance. I'm hoping to personally have more time for this in the future than spending all of it on sideprojects and planning and organizing them out. Might need an assistant for that soon.

I love the engagement and interaction on Steem though, even at times like these where the incentives are low I feel good about having been consistent and worked hard to grow my account in followers so there is always some engagement going on, I think more authors should strive towards that than focusing too much on the quality of their content or how much time it took them to create it. Less disappointment may occur then too. :P