I recently read an interesting article by the National Notary Association on correcting journal entries: http://ow.ly/eAiJ30932cj. It mentioned some good ways to correct mistakes and suggested that you TAKE YOUR TIME in doing the entries in order to avoid mistakes.
After reading the article I realized that when you are crossing out mistaken information, it would be a good idea to have a small straight-edge to make it a smooth cross-out. I'm going to invest in a small ruler the next time I'm at the office supply store.
We have a responsibility to do our job well and smoothly. Making sure our journal entries are clear, correctly done, and legible is part of being a good notary. Here's hoping you have a LOT of journal entries to make, they are all clear and easily read.