Totally makes sense to start with a smaller project! I'd love for this jam to be focused on old projects, however. There's some other jams you can join for fresh VN projects across the year, and they usually have plenty of beginners. I'm gonna host a 10 day long jam at the end of this month for small projects, for example.
If you need the motivation to help get your game done, we can maybe revisit in a few months and add a subrule. Thanks for checking!