Some people just find writing natural to them others have to struggle. Asimov was a famous natural writer and cranked out 430 plus books ! Not all of them are sci-fi or fiction either.
That is basically averaging 10 books a year for 43 years to get to that kind numbers . He probably wrote more during his peak years
He had to do it all of it on a typewriter, it takes more effort both physically and also mentally as there is no backspace you have think more carefully or you would have lot of corrections and retyping pages.
He said that he pretty much just typed what he thought at full speed. He emitted lots of typos. I don't remember if he mentioned, but maybe someone else handled the retyping.
There is always proofreading and editors involved for grammar and style anyway. Some authors also keep a typist /editor formally or sometimes informally :friends/family /spouse .
However all that apart typing without backspace is very different. Try it sometime , you have think ahead a bit form your sentence /block fully , it is harder , I think it will always be slower but maybe for someone used to that it is different.
Yep. Grew up in an era when mechanical typewriters were the standard "tech" of the day for writing. And yep, it's far more difficult. Finger strength, key jamming, and the regular use of white out fluid, or pen ink markup to correct first drafts. Listening for the margin warning bell and deciding on the fly if you should reach for the carriage return lever or push your luck. Centering titles by counting the letters, dividing by two and adjusting the carriage to suit. Oh yeah. Funsies. Don't miss those days. In speed tests for clerical positions, e.g. secretary in a law office, etc, backspacing to fix something meant the loss of a word in your speed rating.
Wow! That's some serious mental horsepower and creativity. I have an old physics book for layman by him. Seems like a guy who just liked to share the wonder of the world and the imagination. I like people like that.
That is basically averaging 10 books a year for 43 years to get to that kind numbers . He probably wrote more during his peak years
He had to do it all of it on a typewriter, it takes more effort both physically and also mentally as there is no backspace you have think more carefully or you would have lot of corrections and retyping pages.