He loves the start, the blank page portion, as he calls it. “I thought that was going to work and then I’ll shift this around,” he says about the process. Follow me on Twitter at @tdnewcomb.Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. 2019 USTA Bryant has built Granity Studios from the ground up, starting with the books. We want kids and parents, when they pick up our books, to say there has been a lot of care put into this product. But Bryant isn’t stopping at producing television, releasing the studio’s second book, “For us, for the studio, it is trying to connect important messages that we want our youth to get to understand, to grow with and to evolve with,” Bryant says. Tennis has become a part of Kobe Bryant's life, from business to pleasure. There is nothing like having a blank page and outlining a story, a world, a character. The magical world of Nova and its challenges for Legacy aren’t that far off what a tennis player experiences, Bryant says. I think it is important for parents to understand we value what their children are consuming. "Season One," the latest installment of Bryant's Wizenard story line that follows the progress of a young basketball player dealing with various trials and tribulations, was released last week. He loves diving into the creation of worlds, but also enjoys the editing process once the novel is written out. 1 on Amazon's bestseller list for children's basketball books.Bryant and daughter Gianna were among nine who died in a helicopter crash Jan. Even with his variety of other business ventures and investments, he spends 90 percent of his work-related time on Granity Studios. There is nothing more fun to me than doing this.” Granity Studios covers a range of mediums, from animated film to podcasts to book. The two-time Olympic gold medalist also was an Academy Award winner in 2018, and this past weekend
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“It won’t all make it into the novel, but it is important for me as the creator to know,” he says. He got to know tennis, the training, the repetition, the attention to detail, the dealing with three bad shots in a row, the playing a great set but understanding the scoring system doesn’t carry that over to the next set. Five-time NBA champion Kobe Bryant calls his tennis game a “work in progress.” His storytelling, though, that has reached new heights as the 41-year-old now owns an Oscar and an Emmy through his Granity Studios work creating fresh content for young adults. The latest release from Kobe Bryant's Granity Studios, "The Wizenard Series: Season One," will debut at No. In this collection of scripted audio stories, we meet a young boy named Puny Pete who plays sports with his neighborhood friends, an eclectic group of kids known as the Punies. Bryant has built Granity Studios from the ground up, starting with the books. We are a studio you can absolutely trust.” As one of the greatest athletes of his generation pours his passion into Granity Studios, his love of sports, attention to detail and dedication simply have a newfound focus. – written, produced and hosted by Bryant. “It must be essential to the story, it must come from the world and connect in some shape, form or fashion to the plot of the story.” Tennis has become a part of Kobe Bryant's life, from business to pleasure. Stories that are crafted to entertain, by
He then comes up with a name, a character, then a personality, family history and entire backstory. Bryant's company describes it as "a story of strain and sacrifice, supernatural breakthroughs, and supreme dedication to the game. The studio’s sports-meets-fantasy-themed young adult work includes “I enjoy doing it,” Bryant says of the studio work. Kobe Bryant is back atop the best-seller lists, days after the late The latest release from Bryant's Granity Studios, "The Wizenard Series: Season One," will debut at No. The story shows how what you’re feeling at a moment in time impacts the game around you — in the world of Nova, your “inner-weather” changes the world, from the dimensions of the court to the wind to the light. What is it going to look like, how does that come together? Once I experienced that, I made the connection to the sports fantasy novel and started outlining that pretty quickly.” The rise of Granity Studios now takes up the bulk of Bryant’s business life. It all comes as a joy for him.