Hey Rosalie. These are incredible.
I want to learn about games too - so right now just Lurking! Saw Rainbow jam and was like ooo neat. I bet you could use Tyrano Builder if you want to build novel-based games on your own: I saw some that were just Artworks with a choose-your-own-adventure story. I started using it and it requires no coding. Just story-branching knowledge so you can focus more on the art, text, and sounds. Might be worth a try for you as a first or second project.
p.s. Is there a place where I can see more of your work, so in my future when I'm rich, I can ask for a commission? :D