GENERAL READING
"Ten simple rules for Graduate Students" by Gu, J., and Bourne, P.E. (2007) PLoS Computational Biology 3(11):e229
"Why choose a Ph.D. in CS?", from CRA's website.
Here is a
wonderful reference on how to write CS technical
papers:
"Editor's note: How to write research articles in
computing and engineering disciplines", I. Stojmenovic, IEEE Transactions
on Parallel and Distributed Systems, 21(2):145-147, 2010