This game jam is a little bit different than most. We don't have rules or deadlines or a theme, so it's more of a personal challenge. There's nobody to cheat here.
You can think of the dates for 7dfps more as a collective window where people can team up and plan ahead and hang out in person etc rather than a deadline, since you can start early or finish late, we don't mind. we know people have lives, schedules, jobs, exams etc and we just want people to make stuff.
Most jams have the submission window close and you can't really submit anymore, and we've had games submitted over a year late and we don't mind!
So in particular, this jam is quite different but is a good opportunity to gain some skills and make something.
hmm well submissions won't be open until the date (that's just how this website (itch.io) works with jams). You can definitely make the game page and all that on itch side (which is what you submit) and then post about it in the forum here + the discord. then when the submissions open throw it in the list!