Free engine-agnostic resources and stuff pertaining to the act of creation itself. Stop wishing, start making.
A series of interesting and approachable exercises using bitsy.
Provocative and insightful, it speaks for all manners of 'making', not just zine creation. If you're still on "I wish..." phase, give this a read and promise me you'll get your feet wet. It might be addicting.
A nice overview of the visual novel medium presented in brief but informative segments. Engine agnostic. If you enjoy this and want more of this style of instruction, go check out Light.vn and Ren'py's interactive tutorials.