I've had my snake plant for about eight months now and it's finally putting out a new leaf—I was starting to worry I was killing it

I've had my snake plant for about eight months now and it's finally putting out a new leaf—I was starting to worry I was killing it! I kept second-guessing my watering schedule since I read they prefer to dry out completely between waterings. Has anyone else found that these are super slow growers? I'm wondering if mine is just being its natural slow self or if I'm doing something wrong. It's in bright indirect light and I haven't fertilized it yet, so maybe that's the next step?